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Giuliano Cerato to LDU

Quiet since 5 August 2026. Last report: Cesar Luis Merlo. Probability when it went quiet: 25%.

LDU are in talks with Instituto over a loan for right-back Giuliano Cerato, the 28-year-old Argentine. According to the latest reporting there is already an offer on the table: a one-year loan with an obligation to buy. Cerato is under contract at Instituto until the end of December 2027, so this is Instituto agreeing to let him leave temporarily rather than sell outright, and the obligation-to-buy clause is the part that turns the loan into an eventual permanent exit. The story comes from Cesar Luis Merlo, a well-regarded reporter, and he carries real weight when he puts his name to a deal. This is still a single link rather than something corroborated across several voices, and Merlo himself credits the detail to other outlets. Treat it as a solid first report, not a done deal. Right now the chance sits against the odds. For it to complete, both clubs need to agree the terms of the loan and, crucially, the size and trigger of that obligation to buy, and Cerato needs to want the switch. Nothing yet suggests those pieces are locked in, and an obligation-to-buy structure is exactly the kind of clause that stalls when a selling club and a buying club read the small print differently. Instituto have shown they will do business at a range of prices: Instituto ACC to US Palermo for €12m, to Austin for €3m, and to Lanús for €2m in 2023. Against those numbers a loan looks modest, which fits a lower-value squad player. Watch for Instituto accepting the loan terms and the obligation-to-buy figure being confirmed. That is the trigger that moves this from talk to agreement.

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