Ángel Romero signs his contract as Boca’s first new signing: deal details | OneFootball

The forward, who was released from Corinthians, joins for one year with the option to renew for another season. He is expected in Buenos Aires in the coming hours.

Just one day before the debut in the 2026 Apertura tournament against Deportivo Riestra, Boca has confirmed its first signing after finalizing the arrival of Paraguayan Angel Romero.

The Xeneize management and the Paraguayan forward had been in talks for a few days, and this Saturday they finalized the loan for one season with the possibility of extending it for another year.

The negotiation only depended on Boca and Romero agreeing on the contract since the 33-year-old forward had his transfer rights after being released from Corinthians.

Yesterday, the brother of Oscar, who also played for Boca, spoke for the first time about the possibility of joining the Xeneize and assured that "we are working on it."

Later, Juan Román Riquelme, president of Boca, stated that he had talked with Angel during those hours and hoped to have him in Buenos Aires in the coming days. Precisely, that is the next goal: to get him a flight and have him join the team led by Claudio Ubeda as soon as possible.

Boca had wanted to sign Romero a few years ago, and Riquelme had described him as "a great player," even though the negotiations did not progress at that time. Now, the wish will be fulfilled.

After the deal for Marino Hinestroza fell through after several weeks of negotiations, Boca decided to speed up in the transfer market, and when he was barely mentioned, Angel Romero appeared to become the first signing of the season.

Boca is looking for more forwards to strengthen the squad, and another option still on the table is Kevin Serna, although Fluminense has already stated that they have no intention of parting with the Colombian winger. The Xeneize had made an initial offer of five million.

Another target in this market had been Alexis Cuello, but Boca decided to end that pursuit after San Lorenzo rejected the latest offer for 60% of the transfer rights held by the Ciclón (the other 40% belongs to Almagro).

Thus, without Hinestroza or Cuello and with Fluminense's refusal to negotiate for Serna, Boca will have to look for a new forward to bring in with time running out, as the transfer market will close in the coming days, although they will have the chance to add one more if they loan or sell a player abroad.

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