Despite being in court with Boca, Riquelme bid for Sebastián Villa | OneFootball

The Boca leadership headed by Juan Román Riquelme made an offer to Independiente Rivadavia to bring back Sebastián Villa. This negotiation caused a major institutional impact due to the Colombian forward’s legal background and controversial departure.

The Xeneize board submitted a formal proposal worth four million dollars, along with a list of expendable players, to secure the winger’s return. Names on that swap list include Janson, Martegani, and Weigandt, as Boca looked to tempt the Mendoza-based club. However, the Cuyo club firmly rejected this initial offer.

The Mendoza club valued the forward at seven million U.S. dollars and remains firm in its financial stance. For his part, the player has been promised a sale, but prefers not to trigger his release clause set at six million. That decision stems from a gesture of loyalty toward the president of his current club, who gave him shelter at a critical moment in his career.

Boca want Villa back, the fans reject him.

As for wages, the club from La Boca and the footballer’s representative are on the verge of reaching a full agreement. If the deal is signed, the forward would receive one of the highest contracts in the entire professional squad. This possible signing has sparked a heated internal debate over the convenience and repercussions of his return to the club from La Ribera.

Villa’s record with Boca and Riquelme’s mistake

Despite the financial progress, the striker’s potential return represents a huge management mistake by Riquelme and the club’s top brass. It is essential to remember that the player was sentenced by the courts to two years and one month in prison for gender-based violence in 2023.

After that ruling, and after the blue-and-gold institution protected his guarantees, the footballer legally put the club on notice and declared himself a free agent unilaterally in order to flee abroad. They are currently involved in legal actions against each other.

Riquelme is insisting on bringing Villa back.

To this deeply ungrateful behavior, in which he abandoned his contractual obligations, we must add recent statements that undermine respect for our shirt. In his eagerness to leave the Mendoza side, the winger openly flirted with River Plate, saying that his time at La Ribera was simply a thing of the past. He even stated in several interviews his deep desire to be coached by Marcelo Gallardo on the other side of the divide.

Consequently, completing his signing would not only violate recent memory, but also set an extremely serious precedent for the future of professional football. Tolerating such misconduct, baseless labor claims, and public nods to the biggest rival would mean unnecessary damage to Xeneize’s greatness and historic prestige. Riquelme still has time to realize that Villa’s return is not beneficial for Boca.

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