Boca face 18 February deadline to sign after Rodrigo Battaglia injury | OneFootball

Under AFA rules, Boca have until 18 February to register a replacement after Rodrigo Battaglia’s injury, and the board are working against the clock. The team prepare for Sunday’s meeting with Platense.

According to LaNumer12.com.ar, the focus is on Edwuin Cetré. What had seemed routine became complicated when, after medical tests, talks stalled abruptly, and while Boca explored a loan with an option to buy, no formal offer had yet reached Estudiantes de La Plata.

After fresh informal conversations, the mood has shifted slightly.

Boca are evaluating whether to restart negotiations or leave the market, and have not moved for any other player.

Any addition would join Ángel Romero and Santiago Ascacíbar, the only recruits this window. Claudio Úbeda is waiting to see if he can count on the Colombian winger or must proceed with the current group.

This exception was opened because Battaglia required surgery for chronic insertional tendinopathy of his right Achilles tendon. He will miss the rest of this half of the season and part of the next.

Source: LaNumer12.com.ar