A remarkable XI of players sold by River Plate in recent years

River Plate helped develop several of Lionel Scaloni's World Cup winners. Marcelo Gallardo left the club earlier this year. River Plate have sold on some of their best players in recent seasons.

Maximiliano Velazco has been promoted to the starting line-up at River Plate. He made just one appearance for his boyhood club Los Millonarios. In 2021 he joined Cobreloa for a small fee.

Montiel scored a World Cup-clinching penalty for Argentina. He joined Sevilla from River Plate last summer.

German Pezzella plays for Betis. He was sold by River Plate to Los Verdiblancos in 2015. Pezella won the Copa del Rey last season and was part of Argentina's World Cup-winning squad.

Lucas Martinez Quarta won the Copa Libertadores with River Plate in 2018. He was named in the team of the tournament the following year. Quarta won his first of 11 international caps in 2019. In October 2020, he joined Fiorentina and has been a steady stalwart in their backline ever since.

Marcelo Saracchi spent one season at River Plate in 2017-18. He was spotted by RB Leipzig and moved to the Bundesliga club for €12m. Sarracchi hasn't been capped by Uruguay since 2019 and joined Levante earlier this year.

Enzo Fernandez played for River Plate in the 2021 Argentine Primera Division title win. He made his international debut in September and played every minute of Argentina's run through the knockouts. Enzo joined Benfica for €12m in summer.

Rodriguez played for Argentina at the 2022 World Cup and for Mexico as a teenager. He spent four years in Mexico at Tijuana and Club America before joining Betis in 2020.

Julian Alvarez won the World Cup with Argentina. Manchester City signed him and Erling Haaland in the same summer. He played for River Plate in recent years.

Rafael Borre joined River Plate from Atletico Madrid in 2017. He spent four years with Los Millonarios. Last summer he returned to Europe and joined Eintracht Frankfurt. In his first season with the Bundesliga club, he won the Europa League and was named in the Team of the Season.

Erik Lamela left River Plate in 2011 and joined Roma. He has been a runner-up in the Champions League, Premier League and League Cup.

Giovanni Simeone joined River Plate's youth set-up as a teenager. He made his debut as an 18-year-old in the summer of 2013. River Plater won the Primera Division, Copa Campeonato and Copas Sudamericana. In 2015, he finished as the top scorer with nine goals as Argentina’s Under-20s won South American U-21 Championship. SIMEone followed in his father Diego's footsteps and moved to Italy to play for Napoli.