Arruabarrena's clear-out: Boca exits in this transfer window | OneFootball

Boca departures remain in full swing under head coach Vasco Arruabarrena, who is looking to shape a competitive squad ahead of the start of the second half of the year. The club’s leadership is working against the clock to speed up the departures of expendable players and trim down a squad that needed a deep overhaul.

The transfer market at the blue-and-gold club has entered a phase of drastic decisions following the blunt assessment of the newly appointed coach. The termination of Ander Herrera’s and Edinson Cavani’s contracts, with six months remaining on both deals, sends a clear message about the physical and footballing sharpness the coaching staff expects. Both experienced players bring their spell at Boca to an end without the prominence or consistency that had been hoped for.

Meanwhile, the board also finalized the departure of Agustín Martegani, who will join Independiente Medellín of Colombia on loan in order to get the playing time he was not going to have at La Ribera. This move eases the overcrowding in midfield and allows the player to rebuild his value in a competitive league abroad.

Vasco Arruabarrena is rebuilding the team. Photo: Javier Martino/Press CABJ.

These initial changes are part of a broader strategy to substantially reduce the operating costs of the professional squad. Boca’s leadership believes it is essential to refresh the locker room and fully back the head coach’s decisions in building the new system. The restructuring also aims to strengthen the youth divisions and establish a core with greater long-term potential.

The clearout of the Xeneize squad is not stopping with the confirmed departures, and the list of expendable players will grow in the coming weeks. Players such as Nicolás Orsini, Juan Ramírez, Juan Barinaga, Marcelo Weigandt and Lucas Janson are currently in limbo, aware that they are not among the coach’s priorities for official competition. The representatives of these players are already in active talks with various clubs in the domestic and international markets to secure them a destination.

Joining this large group are Marcelo Saracchi, Ariel Molas and Mauricio Benítez, who are training separately from the squad at Boca Predio. The club from La Ribera is urgently looking to free up wages so it can go after the specific reinforcements requested by the coach for the second half of the year.

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