Cagliari risks losing José Luis Palomino when the transfer window closes. The negotiations in Italy ended two weeks ago, but not in Argentina and that is why Talleres is pushing to have him immediately. There is strong interest from the Córdoba team to bring back home the central defender, who has not been used much so far.
Cagliari is trying to resist, also because – although Palomino is not a regular starter for Davide Nicola’s team – they would find themselves without another defender in the squad , after Mateusz Wieteska left in January (on loan to Paok) and was not replaced. In the event that he were to leave, only Adam Obert would remain as the only alternative to starters Sebastiano Luperto and Yerry Mina. With the Slovakian who has often been used as a left back. On two occasions, recently, Primavera player Andrea Cogoni (born in 2006) was brought in but without making his debut. The possibility of resorting to the free agent market, which is still technically open, is to be ruled out because it would involve taking players who have been out of action for a long time and without match rhythm.
Palomino, who turned 35 on January 5, has so far made 11 appearances for Cagliari (9 in Serie A, 2 in the Coppa Italia) and scored a goal in the 3-2 win against Torino on October 20. His last appearance dates back to January 11, at Milan in place of Mina who was suspended, after which he only appeared on the bench, including Saturday's match as a former player at the Gewiss Stadium . He arrived in Sardinia as a free agent in mid-August, after seven years at Atalanta. He left Argentina in 2014, after experiences with San Lorenzo (until 2013) and Argentinos Juniors (2013-2014), to play two years in France at Metz and one in Bulgaria at Ludogorets before moving to Bergamo.
