Jhon Córdoba benefits from Copa América: he would join a historic team in Europe

Jhon Córdoba has just scored a goal for the Colombian team against Costa Rica, in the 3-0 Copa América victory – credit to Matt York/AP Photo

The Colombian team is now one of the teams with the best conditions to win the Copa América, after winning its first two games against Paraguay and Costa Rica, positioning itself as a level favorite of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay, and without achieving a breach. record. of 25 dates.

Among the notable players, Jhon Córdoba looked surprisingly as an attacking alternative and also on the radar of one of the historic clubs in Europetwo-time champion of the continent and all thanks to his good moment in the competition in the United States.

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Córdoba has just won the starting position from Rafael Santos Borré, who was coach Néstor Lorenzo’s first baseman in the friendlies and qualifiers, but his change to Internacional de Porto Alegre has greatly affected his game and from the second day he found competition. for the starting position in the national team.

Life changed for Jhon Córdoba with the Colombian team, from being a player who was getting tired of not being called by coach Néstor Lorenzo, despite being a scorer in Russia, to fighting with to be a first baseman and now with the choice of clubs changed.

According to the medium Sports RB, ​​​​The striker would be a star signing for Zenit Saint Petersburg, the current Russian Premier League champion. and he remembered because he won the UEFA Cup and the European Super Cup 2008, but because of the invasion of Ukraine, he did not return to international competitions.

Jhon Córdoba has just scored 18 goals for Krasnodar, 15 of them in the Premier League – credit FC Krasnodar

The contract would be worth close to 10 million eurosalong with two million euros in bonuses, Krasnodar would accept the transfer only if the offer is important and especially because his contract ends in June 2025.

An advantage for Córdoba is that he would be teammates with Mateo Cassierra, another Colombian who finished as the top scorer in the Russian league with 21 goals, as well as midfielder Wilmar Barrios, a remembered Tricolor player who has been with the club since 2018.

Mateo Cassierra, top scorer in the Russian League with 21 goals, would be Jhon Córdoba’s teammate – credit Zenit FC

Jhon Córdoba, a forward for the Colombian team, stood out in the recent victory against Costa Rica in the Copa América 2024, scoring a goal that helped qualify for the quarter finals. However, despite his performance, his father Acisclo Córdoba drew attention to aspects that he considers should be improved, as he said Snail Radio.

The former player stated that he did not like that Jhon took his shirt off in celebration, pointing out that this could affect his ownership in the future: “He was close to perfect, but he played really well -good. He teamed up, won balls, won quickly, won forwards, opened up spaces. I never tell him anything about it, but After the game I told him ‘that wasn’t good’ (taking off his shirt), they put you against Brazil, they give you a yellow card and then you go out.‘”.

Jhon Córdoba closes out the win for the Tricolor at State Farm in Glendale, Arizona – credit Directv Sports

In addition, Acisclo Córdoba explained his habit of not talking to his son before games: “I don’t like to talk to him before games, I don’t know if he’s a cabal, he only talks to his mother, but I don’t think so. call him, don’t I. Let me call him. After the game we talked now, but the topic of football didn’t touch him either.“I hardly tell him that he acted well, but the next day, with a calmer head, I tell him if he has made any mistakes and analyze the game.”

The father also expressed Jhon’s motivation and effort to join the national team. He recalled how he used to push his son, reminding him of his own achievements as a player, telling him that he too could achieve big goals in his career.