Boca’s transfer market strategy: who’s up for sale and the untouchables | OneFootball

After deciding not to renew the contracts of Frank Fabria and Cristian Lema, nor the loan of Ignacio Miramón (all three will leave on December 31), Boca’s management, led by Juan Román Riquelme, has made its stance clear regarding sales in this transfer window. They have determined which players they are willing to negotiate for, at what price, and who are considered non-transferable.

Leandro Paredes, the team’s standard-bearer and captain, is the only non-transferable player for Boca’s management. They believe that the sporting project should revolve around the World Cup champion with the Argentine National Team, who quickly adapted to his teammates and was one of the team’s standout players in the last semester.

The rest of the players are transferable; obviously, with some aspects to consider: Xeneize will only sit down to negotiate if the price offered for any of its players is convincing, taking into account their age, market value, how much they cost, and their role within the team.

Milton Giménez, for example, was acquired for four million dollars in the winter of 2024. Now, with Racing showing interest, Boca will only negotiate if the Academy offers a similar amount.

Youth players who came up through the academy and have a prominent role in the first team, such as Exequiel Zeballos, Lautaro Di Lollo, or Milton Delgado, will only leave if another club pays their release clause. These clauses range between 15 and 20 million dollars.

They could be a bit more flexible with those players who are not considered by Claudio Úbeda. Lucas Blondel (who is of interest to Racing and Argentinos), Luis Advíncula, Lucas Janson, and Agustín Martegani are some examples.

In these cases, Xeneize could let them go for less than what they paid, considering that they will not be part of Sifón’s plans or his coaching staff, and some of them have quite high salaries.

On the other hand, there are several players who must return from their loans on January 1 and, in principle, are expendable for the coach. Some may go out on loan again, but others, such as Marcelo Weigandt, Bruno Valdez, Jabes Saralegui, or Renzo Giampaoli, could leave the club permanently through a transfer.

So far, there have been no concrete offers for any player in the squad, although there have been inquiries about several of them. It is worth noting that, except for exceptional cases, the modus operandi of this management has been to first arrange arrivals and, at the end of the window, let several players go. We’ll have to see if this market is the same or if they decide to change their approach.

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