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BUENOSAIRES, Aug. 22 -- ColombiainternationalmidfielderJuanFernandoQuinterobegansayinggoodbyetohisRiverPlatecolleaguesonSaturdayashepreparestoleavetheArgentinianclubforShenzhenFC.
Afterweeksofnegotiations, RiveracceptedtheChineseSuperLeagueclub'sofferof 7.5 millioneuros (9 millionUSdollars) forthe 27-year-old, accordingtowidespreadmediareportsinArgentina.
QuinterowasseenbiddingfarewelltoteammatesandstaffduringatrainingsessionatRiver'sEzeizasportscomplex, onthesouthwesternoutskirtsofBuenosAires.
Rivermassagetherapist, MarceloSapienza, postedaphotoonInstagramwithamessagethatpaidtributetoQuintero, whoscoredthedecisivegoalintheclub'svictoryoverrivalsBocaJuniorsinthe 2018 CopaLibertadoresfinal.
"Myeternalthanks, mydearfriend, foreverythingonandoffthepitch," themessagesaid. "I'mluckytohavemetyouandtowitnessthegreatpersonthatyouare. I'mgoingtomissyou."
RiverarereportedlywaitingforformalitiestobeprocessedbeforeannouncingQuintero'sdeparture.
TheplaymakerrepresentedtheArgentinianSuperligaside 61 timesandscored 12 goalsafterhisarrivalfromIndependienteMedellinin 2017.
ShenzhencurrentlyhaveoneotherColombianintheirsquad: forwardHaroldPreciado.
Otherhigh-profileSouthAmericansplayingintheChineseSuperLeagueincludeBraziliansOscar (ShanghaiSIPG), Hulk (ShanghaiSIPG), RenatoAugusto (BeijingGuoan) andPaulinho (GuangzhouEvergrande), aswellasVenezuelainternationalstrikerSalomonRondon (DalianProfessional).
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