The return of the year. The bombing that nobody expected: Angel Di María returned to Rosario Central, the club that opted for him when he was barely a child who played in The Torito, The humble neighborhood team that starred in one of the most unusual football signings. A transfer that, although it is hard to believe, is real: the world champion who conquered Europe It once cost just 26 balls.
However, the transfer did not materialize at the time. After 30 years of waiting and a career full of titles and successes in the elite, the Rosarino club finally paid in October last year to the Barrio Club Las 26 balls he had agreed as part of the exchange for the pass of the noodle.
The club is located a few blocks from what was the house of the Di María family. The great level that the striker showed since I was a child on the ground court allowed him to make the leap to Central. In 1994, as a reward for its transfer, The Canalla decided to agree on the amount to the humble club, when the world champion was just six years old.
Di Maria and his entrance file to Rosario Central.During those years, Jorge Cornejo was the president of El Torito and it was he who accepted the offer of the First Club. However, the balls never arrived, which caused a debt that extended for years between both teams. Clear, The debt became increasingly unusual as Di María's career advanced, which became transferred for 63 million euros from Manchester United to Paris Saint Germain in 2015.
Rubén Tomé, the DT of Di María when he started in football at the El Torito Club.The word of the president of El Torito
There is a hard reality and the economic situation of El Torino did not change too much since the departure of the Rosario. Germán Ángel, current president of the club, spoke at the time with 3 Rosario Cadena, and recalled the context for which the school passed during the presidency of Jorge Cornejo: “The leader thought about the immediate need, tried to strengthen Torito's scarce resources. The balls never arrived.”
The club has 800 boys in lower, so the arrival of the 26 balls from the Canalla meant a great contribution to teachers' training: “It was a very nice gesture because beyond the balls, there is a terrible need in the club.”
Di María posing with the El Torito shirt.
