LIGA MX
Salomón Rondón rescinds River Plate contract to join Pachuca
The Venezuelan forward has an agreement in place with the Tuzos for the next two seasons.
Salomón Rondón formalized his departure from River Plate as a free agent on Wednesday. According to local reports in Argentina, the 34-year-old striker already has everything in place to join Liga MX side Pachuca. The highly experienced Venezuelan forward will sign a contract that will keep him tied to the Mexican club until December 2025.
Personal issues
Apparently, the reason why the player was keen to rescind his contract with River Plate was purely family-related, arguing that both he and his family were unable to adapt to the South American country. Rondón assumed the personal costs to terminate his contract, on which he still had one year to run.
Despite having a high termination clause, valued at $6 million, the situation changed when the player became a free agent, thus facilitating negotiations with Pachuca.
New adventure in Mexico
It is expected that in the next few hours Rondón will travel to Mexico to formalize his incorporation with the Tuzos, thus marking a new chapter a wide-ranging playing career that began with Aragua FC and took him to clubs such as Las Palmas, Newcastle, West Bromwich, Málaga, Zenit and CSKA Moscow, Everton, in addition to his brief time at River Plate.
Rondón brings his spell at River Plate to a close with respectable figures - he played a total of 34 games, scoring 10 goals and making a valuable contribution to the team winning two trophies - the Primera División title and Trofeo de Campeones.