Very early in the morning of this Friday, Gio Zarfino finally landed in Tenerife to join Fran Fernández's project. “I was waiting for this moment“said the Uruguayan as soon as he stepped on Canarian soil. From the airport, the player went to undergo medical examinations to fill in the details that were missing for his incorporation to training.
“Thank God it happened and I am ready to join the group and meet my colleagues,” said the media. “The truth is that the wait was long,” he acknowledged, “because I had planned to arrive earlier, but due to circumstances it could not be. Now I'm here and what happened has already happened“.
His signing has raised high expectations in the blue and white fans. “With everything that has happened, although I knew I would be here, I come to give my best,” said the footballer.
Thus ends a 'soap opera' that began on August 6 when Tenerife officially announced the agreement with Zarfino after making a clause in his contract effective. Since then, the situation has been complicated because Extremadura did not give the go-ahead for his arrival. He could not come to the preseason nor will he be able to play (except for a miracle), the first league game because the Extremaduran people won the situation until this week everything was solved.
The one from Montevideo arrives on loan until the end of the season with a purchase option. This was explained by Juan Carlos Cordero at a press conference: “The club was always willing to reach an agreement with Extremadura. We have always reached out and finally reached the signing of the agreement. It is a loan in which Tenerife a purchase option is saved at the end of the season. There are a number of compensation bonuses depending on what happens this season“.