Done deal · 2026

Alexander Machado joins Banfield on loan (option to buy)

Peñarol → Banfield · Loan + option to buy · Value €4m · Confirmed

Confirmed 14 Aug 2026

Alexander Machado, a forward, has joined Banfield on loan from Peñarol, with an option to buy, confirmed 14 Aug 2026. The deal is now settled in Transfer Tracker's Done Deals record.

Who broke it: German Garcia Grova, 27 Jul 2026, 17 days before completion.

How the deal happened

• Interest · not reported
• Talks · not reported
• Agreed · 27 Jul 2026 · Cesar Luis Merlo
• Here we go · 27 Jul 2026 · German Garcia Grova
• Signed · 14 Aug 2026 · confirmed

More business at Banfield and Peñarol

• Adrián Balboa: FK Nizjni Novgorod → Banfield · Loan + option to buy · 6 Sept 2026
• Germán Pezzella: River Plate → Peñarol · Free · 1 Sept 2026
• Gonzalo Gelini: Boca Juniors → Peñarol · Loan · 25 Aug 2026
• Diego Rodríguez: Argentinos Juniors → Banfield · 22 Aug 2026
• Facundo Sanguinetti: Banfield → Vélez Sarsfield · Loan + option to buy · 21 Aug 2026
• Renzo Malanca: Huachipato → Banfield · 19 Aug 2026
• Nehuén Paz: Huracán → Banfield · Loan · 17 Aug 2026
• Lautaro Cano: Vélez Sarsfield → Banfield · Free · 14 Aug 2026

• Alexander Machado profile, value & stats
• Banfield transfers & squad
• Done Deals · every completed transfer & spend tracker

See the full completed-deal record and more business at both clubs. Open on transfertracker.ai