Franco Armani would have postponed his return to Atlético Nacional: his future remains in Argentina

The dream of seeing the goalkeeper again Franco Armani with the jacket National Athletic You will have to continue waiting after the latest information that arrives from Argentina. The experienced goalkeeper is very close to renewing with River Plate.

According to the information revealed by the journalistto Sari Sklate of TNT SportsArmani has already reached an agreement with the millionaire team to extend his contract, the signing would be until December 2026, when he will be 39 years old.

The directive of River Plate He wants to continue having the world champion on the team, despite the fact that in 2023 he was highly criticized in Argentine territory for his performances in the goal of the Núñez club.

Armani is an important part of the project headed by DT Martin Demichelis, who would not be willing to let go of his captain and one of the figures of the current season, in which he has played 14 games, has only conceded 10 goals and has kept a clean sheet on five occasions, adding up all the competitions .

In this way, the illusion of seeing Franco Armani in the arch of National Athletic That will remain the case, despite the fact that in his farewell Atanasio Girardot told the entire stadium that he will return to hang up his gloves.

His return to the Colombian League will be postponed for at least two more years. Notably Armani defended the arch National Athletic between 2010 and 2017 and left an indelible mark on the club that opened the doors to international football and with which he won a Copa Libertadores and several leagues and cups in Colombia.

His successful career after leaving Nacional continued in River Plate, There he added the 2018 Copa Libertadores, the 2019 Recopa Sudamericana, three Argentine Super Cups (2017, 2019 and 2023), an Argentine Cup in 2019 and the leagues of 2021 and 2023.

The officialization of Francoa Armani's renewal is expected to take place this Wednesday at a press conference that will take place at 5 pm Colombian time (7 pm Argentina).

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