Athletico Paranaense, Boca Juniors and River Plate are competing for the 27-year-old Paraguayan Adam Bareiro from San Lorenzo, Argentina. The information was released by the Argentine journalist Renzo Pantich.
The Brazilian football transfer window will not be reopened until July. At the January window, Hurricane tried to hire Bareiro, but did not reach an agreement. The Argentinean club even asked for US$ 7 million (about R$ 35 million) by the attacker. At that time, the paranaense team hired two centroavantes: the Argentinean Lucas Di Yorio (by R.$ 10.8 million) and the Uruguayan Gonzalo Mastriani (by R$ 9.8 million).
"As far as we're concerned, player very much wanted to strengthen Athletico at the beginning of the season. At the time, Hurricane twice agreed to the terms of San Lorenzo, but Argentine club decided to hold. Recently, US release was mentioned.$3.5M. Half of what Athletico would pay at the beginning of the year," reporter Vincenzo Dalicani of Ric Sport Club published.
Athletico has three other centroavantes in the cast
For the center-front position, Athletico has Pablo, Mastriani, Di Yorio and Renan Viana. The Cuca technician has also improvised the Julimar tip in this centralized function.
Ball market
The hiring of Bareiro by Athletico could occur in the case of the departure of Mastriani or Di Yorio. For the time being, there's no news of negotiations with the club's centre forwards. However, there is already backstage information on polls by Mastriani.
History of Adam Bareiro
Paraguayan Adam Bareiro, 27 years old and six feet tall, appeared in the Paraguayan Olympia. It began to stand out in 2018, when it scored 19 goals in 44 games by the Paraguayan National.
Then, January 2019, it was bought for 2 million euros by Monterrey, Mexico, but had a ticket erased by the club (1 goal in 8 games). Then it was loaned to three clubs: San Lorenzo in 2020, Alanyaspor of Turkey in 2021 and Atlético San Luis in 2022.
In January 2023, it was bought for 1.9 million euros by San Lorenzo. And lived his best moments in the Argentine club, with 40 goals in 118 games.
In October 2023, he was drafted by the Paraguayan team and played in three matches of the 2026 FIFA World Cup (against Colombia, Argentina and Bolivia). He didn't score.
In the 2024 season, it totals 19 games, seven goals and one assist.
