Amid speculation surrounding his future, midfielder Juan Quintero has revealed his next club. In a press conference, the player confirmed his return to River Plate, Argentina.
At the moment, the athlete is defending the national team of Colombia, which will face Honduras in a friendly. In the interview, Quintero talked about his next step in his career. “In the next few hours, I will be with River, which is my next club,” he said.
“We know the current situation, I am now with the Colombian national team. Soon we will close everything with River in the next few hours and I want everyone to know, because it is the club I want and I will give everything to him”, he concluded.
Quinterou also commented on negotiations with other clubs. “There was interest from other teams, but my idea was always to return to River, because it’s my team, it’s my preference. I made the decision to return, because River competes all the time”, said the player.
“I appreciate the interest of all the clubs that took an interest in me, but my intention from the beginning was always to return to River and I hope to be able to close everything once my stay with the Colombia national team ends to go to the team presentation”, he added. .
Quintero played for River Plate from 2017 to 2020. In all, the athlete took the field 60 times, with 12 goals scored and seven assists. In 2018, the midfielder scored one of the goals in the victory against Bica Juniors, in the Libertadores final.
The player left River in 2021 to defend Shenzhen, from China, where he played 21 matches and scored one goal, giving seven assists.

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