The possibility of Gabriel Costa moving to Universitario de Deportes came out of nowhere. The Uruguayan-Peruvian footballer is not in the plans of Alianza Lima, but from there to a move to the eternal rival there is a huge distance.
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The interest of the ‘U’ in Costa is not new. In fact, he already needed it for the 2023 season, but in the end Gaby chose the Victorian team’s offer.
According to the journalist Gustavo PeraltaGabriel Costa is a player of interest in Universitario, but It does not seem easy to come because he still has a contract with Alianza Lima until the end of the year.
Although the 34-year-old was close to ending his relationship with Alianza, the Victorian club are unlikely to give him a free rein to boost their arch-rivals.
Indeed, according to the journalist Mauricio Loret de Mola, The agreement between Alianza and Costa to terminate the contract does not yet happen because the Victorian club wants to include a clause that prevents him from playing for the Peruvian team. and thus avoid boosting direct competition for the Clausura title.
It should be noted that Gabriel Costa played nine games this season (5 starts) with Alianza Lima and scored a goal in League 1. In the CONMEBOL Libertadores he played only 44 minutes against Cerro Porteño in Matute.