Former AS Saint-Etienne sporting director (2005-2008), Omar da Fonseca explained the failed analysis in the Javier Pastore case, who had been recruited by the Greens before being sent back to Argentina.
“I took it very coldly, telling myself that it’s only in football that you can see things like this. We let Pastore go back to Argentina for a symbolic euro, although I found it extraordinary with the ball to the foot! Behind him, he had two magnificent years in D2 at Huracán, and Palermo will buy him 8 million euros. This is the only economic sector that I know of where such a financial difference is possible “, said the athlete’s former boss.
Before continuing his explanations in So Foot: “When we talk about it again with President Caïazzo, we reread the report we had written. And things were clear: his physical tests and his ability to take the milestones were not great. You had to make a decision at a given moment ”.