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Lucas Cornejo to AEL Larissa

Quiet since 5 August 2026. Last report: German Garcia Grova. Probability when it went quiet: 10%.

Estudiantes look set to send Lucas Cornejo out on loan, with AEL Larissa the club named as his destination. According to the report, the deal is a straightforward 12 month loan, with no fee attached, but crucially it includes an option to buy. Estudiantes are said to have agreed the move already, and the framing suggests Larissa are simply completing the paperwork before a squad registration deadline of 2 September. The story rests on a single source for now. German Garcia Grova, whose credibility sits at a reasonably solid 73 out of 100, broke the news with specific detail: the 12 month term, the free loan, the buy option, even the registration cutoff. That level of detail suggests real reporting rather than guesswork, but no second outlet has confirmed it yet, so this remains one voice carrying the whole story. A move like this, involving a fringe or developing player heading out on a cost free loan, would ordinarily be simple to complete. But with only one reporter attached and no official word from either club, this sits as a long shot for now. It could firm up quickly given the imminent deadline, or it could quietly stall if Estudiantes change their plans for Cornejo's development. Estudiantes have shown they can command serious fees for departing talent, having sold players to Tottenham for €11m, to Bologna for €10m, and to Benfica for €10m back in 2024. Cornejo's situation looks nothing like those deals. This is a developmental loan with no fee, a world away from those marquee sales, and a reminder that not every Estudiantes exit carries a transfer value. Watch for o

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