Estudiantes is considering ending Lucas Alario's contract as part of a squad renewal. Alario joined Estudiantes from Internacional de Porto Alegre at the beginning of the year but has not met expectations, scoring only one goal and averaging less than 25 minutes per match in 15 appearances. The club is looking to offload his high contract cost. He signed a one-year contract with an option for another year, but he is far from meeting the objectives to activate the automatic renewal. Transfermarkt currently estimates his market worth at 700k euros.