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Details on how Mamelodi Sundowns' Flemming Berg managed to convince Marcelo Allende to sign for the PSL champions have been revealed

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Cristiano Ogalde, who serves as both owner and president of CD Magallanes, Allende's former club prior to Montevideo, recounted his encounter with Sundowns' sporting director Flemming Berg during the <a href="https://www.transferroom.com/americas-summit" target="_blank">TransferRoom Summit</a>. They convened to kickstart the sale from Montevideo City Torque, given Ogalde's club still retained a sell-on percentage. A<a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/allende-mamelodi-sundowns-star-breaks-silence-on-whopping-r51-million-price-tag-and-chile-snub/blt497bc0e29deadfb9" target="_blank">llende was signed by Downs for a reported figure of R51-million</a>.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Allende's decision to join Masandawana raised a couple of eyebrows, to the point that <a href="https://www.citizen.co.za/sport/soccer/local-soccer/mgosi/chilean-fa-to-lure-allende-away-from-sundowns/" target="_blank">the Chilean football fraternity voiced their disappointment in Allende choosing the PSL</a> over more prominent leagues as he went for trials at English heavyweights Arsenal. During the TransferRoom Summit, club representatives engage in rapid-fire discussions lasting for 15 minutes, exploring potential transfer deals. Berg and Ogalde concluded their discussion in just 15 minutes, sealing Allende's R51-million deal within 15 days after the initial chit-chat. Since setting foot on Mzansi shores, Allende has established himself as a fan favourite, having played 61 games since July 2022 and his goal contribution tally sits at 13.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

"The timing was right with the TransferRoom Summit in Madrid to sit down with clubs and discuss talents. When I met with Mamelodi Sundowns, they told me what they were looking for and I presented the profile of Allende. "Two days later, they already had all the information about the player and they had verified everything I told them about him," <a href="https://twitter.com/transferroom/status/1768323933030236643" target="_blank">Ogalde told TransferRoom</a>.

WHAT WAS SAID

"I believe it was an amazing opportunity for Sundowns and ourselves to meet and this was thanks to the TransferRoom summit. "At the summit, various clubs told us what they are looking for, how they are looking and how they take recruitment decisions."TransferRoom has a great added value for us. It gives huge value to how much your time is worth, as a country which is far away, to look for opportunities on the transfer market," Ogalde added.

TELL ME MORE

Allende is a highly rated attacker in his country, having played in the Under-17 Fifa World Cup in 2015 before graduating to the Under-20 side.However, he only has a single senior cap next to his name and now plying his trade in the PSL, he has gone off the national team radar.Allende has already enjoyed a substantial level of success at Downs, having won the PSL title and the African Football League.His acquisition, along that of Brazilian Lucas Ribeiro, is to help Sundowns win a second Caf Champions League crown as they are in the quarter-finals.

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