Done deal · 2026

Kevin Castaño joins Mineiro on loan (option to buy, €4.6m)

River Plate → Mineiro · Loan + option to buy (€4.6m) · Value €5m · Confirmed

Confirmed 14 Aug 2026

Kevin Castaño, a midfielder, has joined Mineiro on loan from River Plate, with an option to buy at €4.6m, confirmed 14 Aug 2026. The deal is now settled in Transfer Tracker's Done Deals record.

Who broke it: German Garcia Grova, 13 Jul 2026, 31 days before completion.

How the deal happened

• Interest · 13 Jul 2026 · German Garcia Grova, Cesar Luis Merlo
• Talks · 2 Aug 2026 · Cesar Luis Merlo
• Agreed · 8 Aug 2026 · German Garcia Grova
• Here we go · 6 Aug 2026 · Cesar Luis Merlo, German Garcia Grova
• Signed · 14 Aug 2026 · German Garcia Grova

More business at Mineiro and River Plate

• Fabricio Bustos: River Plate → Coritiba · Free · 16 Sept 2026
• Giuliano Galoppo: River Plate → Atlanta United · Loan + option to buy (€5.6m) · 2 Sept 2026
• David Martínez: River Plate → FC Midtjylland · €7m · 1 Sept 2026
• Germán Pezzella: River Plate → Peñarol · Free · 1 Sept 2026
• Joaquín Freitas: River Plate → Flamengo · €8m · 1 Sept 2026
• Alex Woiski: River Plate → Deportivo Tachira · 25 Aug 2026
• Juan Fernando Quintero: River Plate → Independiente Medellín · Free · 10 Aug 2026
• Facundo Colidio: River Plate → Vasco da Gama · €4m · 7 Aug 2026

• Kevin Castaño profile, value & stats
• River Plate 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