TRANSFER NEWS Real Madrid have opened talks with River Plate over the January transfer of promising goalkeeper Augusto Batalla . The Santiago Bernabeu side are keen to sign the 18-year-old on loan until the end of the season, with an option to sign him on a permanent deal for a fee of €5 million come June, potentially risin to €10m depending on a number of variables. Batalla has been capped at Under-20 level for Argentina, but has yet to make his senior debut fo River Plate. Madrid have been keeping a close eye on the youngsters development ever since seeing him in action in Doha at a training camp organised by th Aspire Academy and the Iker Casillas foundation back in December 2013, while the shot stopper also shone at an U-17 tournament with River Plate in Madrid that same year. Batalla would start his time at Madrid with the clubs Castilla side in order to allow him to adapt t his new surroundings before potentially making the step up to the senior side, a strategy Madrid previously employed with Brazilian midfielder Casemiro. The Champions League holders are hopeful of concluding a deal by the end of the week, allowin Batalla to focus on the South American Under-20 Championship, which is due to kick off on Wednesday January 14. #EL
Posted on: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 12:49:32 +0000
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