Atlético Madrid star admits he was close to joining Boca 💣 | OneFootball

While at Boca everything is happiness due to the victory in the Superclásico and the qualification for the next Copa Libertadores, a footballer who is a star at Atlético Madrid confessed to being close to playing for the Xeneize and received a call from the president, Juan Román Riquelme.

It was Thiago Almada himself who confirmed the interest that the Boquense team had in him and revealed that he had a conversation with the leader of the Ribera team to wear the blue and gold jersey. Not now, but before playing for Botafogo in Brazil.

Thiago Almada confessed this in an interview with D Sports: “I had a call from Román, who called me and asked me, but it all stayed there. I had already made the decision to go to Botafogo, I had already given my word,” he stated.

Thiago Almada confessed that he received a call from Riquelme.

In the same vein, the footballer who is now a star at Atlético Madrid commented: “I saw it a bit more complicated to return to Argentine football, I felt that it was like taking a step back,” referring to his desire to continue his career in European football.

Additionally, regarding returning to Argentine football and the chance to play for Boca, he commented: “I don’t think about it now, I try to enjoy the moment I’m going through, I would like to stay many years in Europe, but well, I think at some point, in a few years, if I feel like returning to play in Argentine football.”

The player Boca might not be able to keep

At Boca, they are starting to acknowledge that one of the great promises from their youth divisions might leave in the next transfer market. This was expressed by Ander Herrera in an interview, where he valued several talents from the club who, according to him, are ready to make the leap to European football in the short term.

At Boca, they believe Milton Delgado will attract interest.

With a coach's perspective, the Spanish midfielder praised several Xeneize players who, due to their potential, might leave the club soon: “For me, we have two players who are no longer promises but established starters in the team,” said the Basque.

He highlighted that Milton Delgado: “was the Bronze Boot in the U-20 World Cup and a starter in the Argentine National Team that reached the final. I think the club will have to evaluate if they can keep him, because offers will surely come,” warned Herrera in a conversation with El Larguero.

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