Ortega Signs with B Nacional Team
By: Christian | August 7th, 2008
Same result, different destination. Today, as announced this week, Ariel Ortega was introduced to his new club, only it wasn’t in the Middle East.
Instead, in a surprise move, Ortega inked a deal with B Nacional side Independiente Rivadavia, after his initial transfer to Al Ain was cut short when the player’s wife did not want to move to the Middle East, and Ortega would not move without her. Enter then Independiente, a club located in the Mendoza Province and currently in the second division of Argentine football, who struck a 10-month loan deal with River for $500,000.
River originally did not want to send the disgruntled player to another club in Argentina, but it was deemed that a move to Independiente would be the best option, and at the behest of both clubs, a clause was written into the deal stipulating that Ortega must visit a rehab clinic in Chile at least twice a week. Not only will Independiene allow their new signing to miss practice mid-week while he undergoes treatment, but he will also be allowed a private jet to travel, and River will pay for specialists to monitor his progress while in rehab.
Today at a press conference in Mendoza, Ortega took swipes at Diego Simeone and the club, and suggesting that the only people who truly care for him are his family. He also said that River to him was the fans and the shirt, and nothing else, and he’s right. Ortega is our idol, but now he’s gone, and River moves on. Best of luck Burrito, but above even idols like you, in the end it’s about la camiseta.
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