Gustavo Cortez is a new Racing Club player. He passed the medical examination, reports Olé | Ecuadoreans abroad | Sports

Ecuadorean Gustavo Cortez, 23, has finally become a consolidation of the Racing Club, an institution that has reached an agreement with the Catholic University of Quito to secure a loan for the player until December 2022 with two purchase options, according to an Argentine newspaper published on Monday. first In its digital version.

At the moment, neither Universidad Católica nor Racing has made any official announcement on their social channels regarding the alleged negotiations.

As mentioned firstCortez has agreed to a medical on Monday morning and will sign a contract with Racing within the week.

“Two weeks ago, the Academy agreed with the Catholic University of Ecuador for a loan until December 2022, at a cost of $180,000 and two purchase options: one for $1 million for June and the other for $1,200,000 due at the end of next year.”

first He points out that the Emerald defender had been recommended by Gustavo Alfaro, the Ecuadorean coach, who called him up in October 2020 for a mini-course with the goal of qualifying for the Qatar 2022 World Cup against Bolivia and Colombia, but he could not get it because he had contracted COVID-19.

Due to negotiations and his presence up front on Argentine soil, the left-back is no longer playing the Católica match against Independiente del Valle (1-3), in the framework of the Ecuadorean LigaPro.

“The First Substitute for Eugenio Mina”

With 19 matches played in LigaPro Serie A 2021 and 3 in the preliminary stage of the Copa Libertadores 2021 with Universidad Católica, it has also been developed firstGustavo Cortez came to Racing with the “idea of ​​being the first replacement” for Chile international Eugenio Mina. “In the future, if it shows good returns, it may be a replacement for serpentine Should he leave at the end of this year or next June, when his contract with Racing expires.

“Today the substitution options in Mina are juniors Ignacio Galvan and Fernando Prado. In their few presentations, the two left the right ones, but Racing considered they needed a player with more shooting than the two to cover the back to serpentine“, Concludes first. (Dr)