Hernán Galíndez recognizes contacts with the University of Chile and anticipates that ‘it would be an honor to reach that club’

The appointment of Santiago Escobar as technical director of the University of Chile for the 2022 season would bring with it a reinforcement for the whole of the Chilean capital from the Catholic University of Ecuador, where until October the 57-year-old Colombian professional directed.

Apart from the fact that he has not yet been formally presented as the new driver of the U before the media, the signing of Galíndez is imminent according to a newspaper report Third, from Chile, as it would be one of the requests for Sachi.

“Universidad de Chile begins the preparation of its campus, where the incorporation of goalkeeper Hernán Galíndez appears as a priority. And the intention of the player is also to reach the blues. This is what the archer himself said in contact with Sporting (the sports section of that newspaper) ”, indicates a note published on Monday.

With ten years at the Catholic University and as one of the leading figures in the comrade team, Galíndez sounded last November to reinforce Liga de Quito and Aucas the following season. His contract with the saints runs until 2022, but it stipulates an effective exit clause only if the player receives from the interested club “an offer that exceeds” to what Catholic offers.

Hernán Galíndez: I don’t know what will happen to my future, but it will be defined soon

Already in early December Galíndez made it very clear before going on vacation: “I have a clause with U. Católica that has more than eight parts. If teams come and make a bigger proposal, I can go free. “

The comrades closed their LigaPro Serie A schedule on November 28 to October 9, getting a ticket to the Copa Libertadores 2022.

Interviewed by Sporting, the Argentine nationalized Ecuadorian goalkeeper confirmed contacts with leaders of the concessionaire that governs the destinations of the University of Chile, Azul Azul, and declared: “Of course it would be a privilege to reach the U, hopefully it will happen.”

“Right now I am on vacation in the United States and my representative is leading the talks. They are talking and I hope it can be done. We are close, but it is still not possible to advance much, ”said the tricolor national team.

According to Galíndez, the intermediary who represents him continues to work on the negotiation, admitting that the signing is not closed, but that he is really interested in making it happen.

“That is what we are seeing now. The intention is, but as I told you, I left everything in the hands of my representative. We are constantly talking to see how everything turns out, “he mentioned, asked for figures.

For Galíndez, the U “is a team that is great from Chile and South America. It is a very important institution and it would be an honor to join a club like that ”. (D)