Jarlan Barrera would leave the ranks of Atlético Nacional

After the painful presentation at the Conmebol Libertadores where it was eliminated in the first phase against Olimpia in Paraguay, Atlético Nacional passed the bitter drink and concentrated on the Dimayor Betplay League where it is carrying out an outstanding campaign with the goal of achieving the long-awaited 17th star.

In his last outing, the 'Verdolaga' defeated Independiente Santa Fe at Athanasio Girardot 2-1 with scores from Dorlan Pabón and Andrés 'El Rifle' Andrade. Currently, the Paisa team is second in the championship with 27 points two of the leader who is Millonarios who yesterday recovered the top of the tournament by defeating Junior in Bogotá.

On the next National Day he will have a difficult exam against Patriotas Boyacá at the Independence of Tunja. A victory against the eleventh 'Lancero' would bring him closer to qualifying for the final home runs of the league.

On the other hand, club directors have already been working on the preparation of the payroll for the next tournament. In addition, they hope to define the replacement of Alejandro Restrepo that could be Reinaldo Rueda who would be close to dissociating himself from the Colombia National Team after the elimination of Qatar 2022.

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Although the team has a good presence in the league, inside the institution and waiting for the new coach they study the positions to be reinforced as well as the players who will leave the team. One of the most outstanding players in Atlético Nacional is Jarlan Barrera, who at age 26 has been a key player in several commitments and is fundamental in Hernán Darío Herrera's scheme.

There are several offers for the former Rosario Central who arrived at the end of the 'King of Copas' after a pass without pity or glory in Argentine football. It was previously mentioned that Barrera could emigrate to Brazilian football or the Middle East, but the negotiations did not come to a good end.

However, now everything would be different since the steering wheel would have very advanced conversations with a carioca football history who wants to take over the sports rights of the talented Colombian footballer.

According to journalist Pipe Sierra, the player would have reached an agreement to renew his bond with Nacional, which would be considering a future sale to Vasco Da Gama that would pay close to $3 million.

With the purslane jacket, Jarlan has played a total of 116 matches where he scored 27 goals and distributed 21 assists and was vital in the Betplay Cup title in 2021 where they defeated Deportivo Pereira.

His professional debut came with the Barranquilla Junior jersey in 2013 where he scored 35 goals and gave 28 assists. With the 'Tiburón' he won two Colombian Cups (2015 and 2017) and was crowned league champion in 2018.

He also made a process with the Colombia U20 National Team, with which he played the South American and world championship in the category lowered the baton of Carlos 'El Piscis' Restrepo, who curiously today is part of the coaching staff of Atlético Nacional.

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