According to TYC, although Independiente was interested in signing Jalil Elías from Tigre a few days ago, Estudiantes de La Plata accelerated negotiations and secured an agreement for the 30-year-old Syrian-Argentinian midfielder on the last day of the transfer window. The Syrian national, who has 9 caps for his country, will sign an 18-month contract. The transfer is being paid for using an installment from the recent move of Mauro Méndez to Tigre. His current market value is €1.80m, according to Transfermarkt.