{"id":12039,"date":"2018-02-16T19:15:21","date_gmt":"2018-02-17T00:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonsoccer.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=12039"},"modified":"2018-02-18T02:27:54","modified_gmt":"2018-02-18T07:27:54","slug":"rbny-kaku-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2018\/02\/16\/rbny-kaku-transfer\/","title":{"rendered":"“El Kaku” Is Finally a Red Bull: Transfer Timeline and Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"

For New York Red Bulls<\/a> fans, the saga is finally over. The 23-year-old Argentine midfielder\/winger Alejandro “Kaku” Romero Gamarra has arrived at last. Rumors of Gamarra’s departure<\/a> from Argentina’s Primera Divisi\u00f3n club, CA Hurac\u00e1n, first developed in December. After an agreement was reached between the clubs, the transfer was held up for almost two months. The players former agent, Marcelo Simonian, came into the picture demanding part of the $6.25 million transfer fee. After an almost ridiculous period of drama on the Hurac\u00e1n end and uncertainty from an RBNY perspective, it is all over. The Kaku transfer is complete, and the New York Red Bulls most expensive player in their history has arrived.<\/a><\/p>\n

“El Kaku” Is Finally a Red Bull: Transfer Timeline and Analysis<\/h1>\n

In order to fully appreciate the signing, let us revisit the series of events which transpired over the last couple of months.<\/p>\n

Rumors of RBNY’s interest in a young Argentine #10 began to swirl in early December. Metro fans, along with everyone else, thought it was a done deal when\u00a0CA Hurac\u00e1n published an official release on Romero Gamarra’s exit from the club on Christmas Day:<\/p>\n

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#Hurac\u00e1n<\/a>\ud83c\udf88\ud83d\udc4dLa dirigencia lleg\u00f3 a un acuerdo con el @NewYorkRedBulls<\/a> por la venta de @kakuromerook \ud83d\udc49 https:\/\/t.co\/0m3zIVv7ZT<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Hx8SqHraPV<\/a><\/p>\n

— CA Hurac\u00e1n (@CAHuracan) December 25, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n