It is done. Racing have officially confirmed the sale of Franco Pardo to Santos Laguna, the 29-year-old Argentine defender leaving for a reported fee in the region of two million dollars. This is no longer a story about talks or interest — the deal is announced, sealed by both clubs, with Pardo set to continue his career abroad. The figure being discussed had settled at £1.4m–£1.6m, comfortably around his market value of roughly £2m. The confirmation comes from TyC Sports, a credible and well-followed voice, which reported the official sale within the last hour and again moments ago. They are corroborated by German Garcia Grova, who first carried the official announcement around a day earlier, framing it as a four-year contract. With the selling club itself making it official and two reporting voices aligned, the sourcing here is solid rather than thin. The engine reads this at 100% — as close to certainty as it gets. That is not a forecast about whether something might happen; it reflects that the move is already officially confirmed by the clubs involved. There is nothing left to hold it back: no fee gap to bridge, no medical outstanding, no rival club to fend off. The number simply registers a completed transfer. For context, Santos Laguna have spent at this level before, signing from Estudiantes LP for £2m in 2024 and bringing in a player from Lanús for £2m back in 2014. Pardo's fee sits squarely in keeping with that pattern. With the deal official, the next thing to watch is simply Pardo's unveiling and his integration into the Santos Laguna squad.