The deal that would have taken Ronald Cornet to Sportivo Trinidense has collapsed at the last stage, and he reports back to Olimpia with a summer to forget and a season still to play. Nobody is saying which side walked away.
The name of Júnior Gamarra has come up in conversations Olimpia were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Olimpia, and both men came out saying it was fine.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Olimpia have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
3 wins on the spin now, and the question has changed from whether the run ends to who ends it. Confidence like this cannot be bought; it has to be earned exactly this way.
The name of Júnior Gamarra has come up in conversations Olimpia were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Olimpia can pretend not to have heard.
“I did not go to San Diego Football Club to sit and watch. I want to come back to Olimpia and fight for my place.” 3 appearances in 18 matches say the rest.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Olimpia, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Olimpia know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Olimpia have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Olimpia can pretend not to have heard.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Olimpia, and 2 appearances in 13 say he has earned the hearing.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Olimpia have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
The fee is $470.0K, the contract is signed, and the argument about whether he is worth it can begin. Cerro Porteno drove a hard bargain; time will say who won it.
The name of Júnior Gamarra has come up in conversations Olimpia were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
“I did not go to San Diego Football Club to sit and watch. I want to come back to Olimpia and fight for my place.” 1 appearances in 9 matches say the rest.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Olimpia, and both men came out saying it was fine.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Olimpia have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
“I did not go to Los Angeles Football Club to sit and watch. I want to come back to Olimpia and fight for my place.” 7 appearances in 26 matches say the rest.
A player who expected to start watched it instead. The manager will call it a decision for the team; Alex Franco will call it something else in private.
He found out with everybody else, an hour before kick-off, from a sheet of paper on a wall. Nobody at Olimpia pretended it was anything other than a decision about him.