Boca make new offer to Estudiantes, want Cetré on loan | OneFootball

When all parties involved had already assumed Edwuin Cetré's transfer to Boca was a done deal, a difference in the interpretation of the player's medical exams put everything on hold. Estudiantes now has the player back, as he rejoined training this morning, but the Xeneize made another move and offered a loan with a purchase option. The ball is now back in La Plata's court.

Both clubs had agreed on a private medical review to clarify all details of his physical condition before finalizing the transfer. There, an old issue with one of his knees raised alarms with the medical team at the La Ribera club, and that's why the operation, which was about to happen, was halted. However, not definitively.

Boca did not give up and has now sent the Pincha an offer for a one-year loan with a purchase option under the terms and figures established in the original negotiation. The Xeneize was willing to pay around 6 million dollars for the full transfer (three were going to the La Plata team), but now they are putting this decision on hold and hope to have him on loan for a year before sealing the deal.

Estudiantes saw an immediate sale as a good opportunity to boost their finances, which is why they had already resigned themselves to losing another of their stars. Eduardo Domínguez himself had hinted that the Colombian's departure was necessary. Therefore, a one-year loan does not seem to be the solution they are looking for in La Plata. Additionally, the player's contract expires at the end of the year, and to loan him out, they must first agree on a renewal.

With everything settled with DIM (owner of 50% of the rights) and the player, it remains to be seen if Juan Román Riquelme and Juan Sebastián Verón can reach a new agreement. A high amount for the loan and a purchase obligation (not an option) could steer the negotiations, which are currently at a standstill.

The precedent with Athletico Paranaense (the transfer also fell through due to medical issues) and this new discrepancy over the recent review seem to give Boca some advantage in the negotiations, but Estudiantes also has the urgency of their counterpart to close the deal in their favor. The Xeneize obtained an extra 10 days to sign players due to Rodrigo Battaglia's operation, and that deadline expires after this weekend.

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