Inter Milan striker Facundo Colidio is inching towards joining Argentine giants River Plate.
This according to today’s print edition of Turin-based newspaper Tuttosport, via FCInter1908, who report that the 23-year-old will leave in a deal worth around €5 million.
Colidio is back at Inter after a loan spell at Tigre since January of 2022.
The Argentine, who joined Inter from Boca Juniors in 2017, returned to his home country after a tough period in European football.
Colidio reignited his career during his loan spell with Tigre. There, he formed a strong partnership in attack with Mateo Retegui.
This has led to interest from a number of the country’s biggest clubs in signing him. Meanwhile, Mexican team Toluca are also reportedly keen.
River Plate In The Driver’s Seat In Race To Sign Facundo Colidio From Inter Milan
In Argentina, the very biggest clubs have stepped up with an interest in signing Colidio.
The Argentine striker’s former club Boca have reportedly been keen.
However, Tuttosport reports, it is now Boca’s arch rivals River who are in the strongest position to get a deal done.
The newspaper reports that it now looks to be only a short time before Colidio makes the move. Inter will pocket around €5 million from the deal, an invaluable windfall for their other summer transfer business.
Since joining Inter from Boca, Colidio never quite found form.
Colidio had a promising spell on loan at Sint-Truiden in the Belgian top flight between 2019 and 2021. However, during the summer transfer window of 2021 things did not work out for the young striker.
Colidio had appeared to be close to a loan move to Austria Vienna for the 2021-22 season. However, that move fell apart close to deadline day.
There was not time enough to locate a different loan club for Colidio before the end of the window.
However, a return to his home country has seen Colidio spread his wings. Now he is on the verge of a big move in his home country.
