Juventus Linked to Italian Interest in River Midfielder Galarza

Juventus have emerged as a possible destination for River Plate midfielder Matías Galarza, after his agent publicly confirmed that the strongest offer currently on the table for the player comes from an Italian club, according to Bolavip Argentina.

Agent Regis Marques told Rock & Pop Paraguay that Galarza has three or four proposals under consideration, with the most serious of them coming from Europe, specifically Italy. Marques did not name the club, but journalist Wilson González Bronce reported that a call from Juventus to Galarza’s representatives had been confirmed by a second journalist, with Inter and Milan also cited as possible sources of the Italian interest. TyC Sports carried the same framing, reporting that an unnamed Italian giant is interested in the player.

A marginalised figure at River despite World Cup exposure

Galarza, 24, is currently training apart from Eduardo Coudet’s first-team group at the Cantilo facility, a marginalised figure at River after returning from a loan spell at Atlanta United, despite impressing with Paraguay at the 2026 World Cup. River hold 60% of his economic rights, with the remaining 40% belonging to Talleres de Córdoba, and the club is demanding at least six million US dollars to sanction a departure.

A sale would clear a high wage off River’s books, free up a foreign-player slot, and open an additional registration spot before the Argentine window closes on 2 September. Galarza technically qualifies as registered for the current Apertura, having appeared on the team sheet in the first five rounds without logging a single minute.

Wage demands could complicate any move

Marques has indicated he wants a significant salary agreement for his client given the World Cup exposure, and that neither he nor Galarza will move for terms that undervalue that moment. A formal bid from whichever Italian club holds the leading position would then need to clear River’s six-million-dollar threshold to trigger any real movement.

For now, the identity of the Italian club behind the strongest proposal has not been confirmed. Any move would depend on an agreement that meets both River’s valuation and Galarza’s salary expectations.

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