Boca racing to sign cover after Rodrigo Battaglia’s injury | OneFootball

Edwuin Cetré’s arrival at Boca was imminent, the agreement was ready, and the presentation was underway. However, a knee issue stemming from an old surgery raised alarms during the medical examination and brought everything to a halt. Now, at La Ribera, they have restructured the offer under different conditions (a loan with a purchase option) with the intention of renegotiating with Estudiantes and unblocking the deal as soon as possible, since time is of the essence.

Xeneize is racing against the clock. Rodrigo Battaglia’s serious Achilles tendon injury has given the management an extraordinary ten-day window to bring in a reinforcement, and the targeted name remains the Colombian winger. Nevertheless, the complicated situation surrounding the transfer means that time is ticking away and the margin for maneuver is getting smaller and smaller.

How long does Boca have? The deadline to register Battaglia’s replacement, as confirmed by the AFA upon approving this special window, is Wednesday, February 18. In short, there are only six days left to finalize Cetré’s transfer.

If the situation is not resolved within that period, the club’s alternative will be to sell or loan a player abroad, a move that would automatically open a new window to bring in reinforcements until March 31. In other words, an extension to cover that absence, albeit under a different scenario.

In any case, Juan Román Riquelme’s intention is not to resort to that option and to use the spot created by Battaglia’s injury. The reason is clear: that way, Boca could add two reinforcements instead of one—the desired winger (Cetré) and also a center forward to strengthen a position hit by injuries, where for now there are no defined names beyond the rumor linking Ezequiel Ávila.

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