River own 50% of Adam Bareiro. Boca bought him. River collect 1.5 million dollars on a sale they never negotiated — from their fiercest rival.

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• only here does a transfer pay you for strengthening your worst enemy
• it's an accounting trick, there's nothing romantic about it
• I can picture the faces of the River fans reading this
• this kind of deal between clubs should simply be banned
• it makes financial sense, clubs need that money somehow
• the funny part is nobody at River can stop it
• far better this than the player disappearing into nowhere