Overview
- Racing has presented a formal offer to Talleres for Ulises Ortegoza and is seeking to buy 100% of his registration, but negotiations remain open and depend on Talleres’ response.
- Left back Alfonso Espino is close to joining Racing with his contract expected to be signed after he passes a medical and will likely be the club’s first confirmed reinforcement.
- The club accelerated its midfield search after Bruno Zuculini chose to continue his career at Nacional de Montevideo, a gap that Vojvoda and president Diego Milito identified as a priority.
- Talleres has shown interest in Racing defender Nazareno Colombo, yet both clubs say talks over Colombo are separate from the Ortegoza negotiations and no swap has been agreed.
- Ortegoza is a 29-year-old who joined Talleres in 2022, holds Argentine and Chilean ties with national-team call-ups, and acquiring the full ‘ficha’ is a common way Argentine clubs secure complete economic rights and control.