After 10 years, a star of Argentine football returns to the place where he grew up. Ignacio “Nacho” Fernandez This Monday he sealed his return to La Plata GymnasticsClub he made his debut against Argentinos Juniors and played a total of four seasons before transferring River Plate for a total of $2 million. The 35-year-old midfielder became the first reinforcement del Lobo in this transfer market.
accompanied by Carlos Anacletonewly elected president of Gimnasia, the former Atlético de Mineiro player confirmed his long-awaited return to the treble institution in an emotional press conference. Right from the start of the announcement, the emotion was immediately palpable: Nacho broke down as he spoke, showing his open heart.
“Nacho Fernandez”:
For his lecture in gymnastics pic.twitter.com/QSljBc1yfe—Why is it a trend? (@becausetendencia) December 22, 2025
“I’m already excited. I’ve been waiting for this moment for a long time. I am very happy to be here. I am very grateful to the club, my family and the guys who work with me, who were very willing to bring me here. Let’s hope it will be a nice year and I can enjoy it with my family who always supports me.“, began the flyer with tears in his eyes and accompanied by his daughter Olivia, who stole all the attention by taking the microphone and singing a song by the “Tripera” fan.
Both were asked about the contract: “We were already talking to Nacho. Considering time, the idea is one year and there is a possibility of another year. Not only will he come as a leader for the club, but we also expect him to be a figure that transcends the football team. We have a lot to learn from him, from all his experiences. He played a lot of important games and has to help us with the children. The idea is to proceed step by step, but with firm stepsAnacleto explained.
After Nacho Fernández was asked about his connection to the club, he spoke about the football project for next year: “I spoke to Zaniratto, who “since taking over in a very complicated situation, has adjusted the team very well and finished the championship fighting for the semi-finals” and explained that “the goal is to follow this path and achieve goals that would be very nice for this club.”he exclaimed.
He also spoke about his new role at the club: “I can bring experience to the team from all the years I played for River and in Brazil. I will also try to accompany the children, there are some who can do much better with experienced people. I want to accompany and complement them wherever I am. I’m very happy and can’t wait to get started” he concluded.
At the end of the press conference, Nacho was asked about his decision to join the club after being wanted by Nacional de Montevideo: “I chose gymnastics because it was the only option I wanted. So my representatives worked with the board, who put a lot of effort into it. I hope we are protagonists because that is the idea. I think this project is about Gimnasia growing athletically. It will be step by step, it will be a process. Hopefully you can do it from the start with good results, because it’s not easy to start fighting from one day to the next.“, he concluded.
After the contact with the media ended, Fernández signed some jerseys and excited the fans: “Rest assured that we will do everything we can to achieve the goals.“.
🗣 Nacho Fernández: “Let the fans be sure that we will do everything to achieve our goals.”#GELP #CGE 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/yu6qhlDTNR
– Letter G (@LetraG) December 22, 2025
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