Rafael Santos Borré continues his career at Eintracht Frankfurt. that Adler announce through the official channels that the 25-year-old attacker has signed a four-year contract, which binds him to the German club until mid-2025. Borré is taken over from River Plate on a free transfer and was previously transferred by ESPN and ole associated with a move to Feyenoord.
However, a day after this news, it was reported that Borré would have reached an agreement with Brazil’s Grêmio on a five-year contract. However, there was no transfer to Brazil. Several clubs from South America and Major League Soccer were in the market for Borré, as well as FC Porto. However, his choice fell on Eintracht Frankfurt, which has brought in a successor for André Silva who left for RB Leipzig with the Colombian striker.
“Rafael Santos Borré is a very interesting player, who has already gained experience in European club football. He is very goal oriented and will be able to help us with that. We are pleased that we have been able to bring in a player with international experience. This is a fantastic transfer, both sportingly and financially,” says sporting director Markus Krösche on the Eintracht Frankfurt website. Borré is currently still active with Colombia in the Copa América and will face Argentina in the semifinals on Wednesday.
It means that Borré will start his second term in Europe. Borré was picked by Atlético Madrid in 2015 as a great talent from Deportivo Cali. However, the Colombian attacker was unable to live up to the expectations associated with the five million euro transfer fee and never made his debut for Atlético. After loan spells at Deportivo Cali and Villarreal, Borré returned to South America in 2017 to play for River Plate. In the service of the Argentine superpower, he has scored 56 goals and 18 assists in 149 official games in the past four years.
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