The Thiago Almada saga continues its merry way in Argentina, as Velez Sarsfield are uncomfortable with his rejection to sign a new deal with the club.
Newspaper Olé has an update on the situation today, and what’s very interesting is that they say the player’s rebellion has a lot to do with the interest from Manchester City.
For the first time, at least in the stories we’ve seen, it’s said one of the reasons why Almada didn’t sign a new contract because Velez Sarsfield didn’t accept to sell him to the Premier League side this summer.
It’s been widely reported that Manchester City offered around €10m to sign the winger, but Velez Sarsfield asked for his €16m release clause to be paid.
Since the player’s contract expires in less than an year, we should soon have developments in this case, which could go either way.