“Going under the knife”: Saprissa faces the news it feared about one of its most valuable players, and the future becomes more complicated.

Saprissa has taken the news like a bucket of cold water on Tibás. Under Sergio Gila's management, Deportivo Saprissa's board opted for a different model for exporting players to Europe. Instead of selling their star players outright, as was customary, the Monster promoted a strategy based on one-year loans. The idea was clear: to give them visibility in Europe and, if all went well, to secure higher purchase options than those that could be nego…