Chiquito Romero set for Argentinos Juniors, exit from Boca close | OneFootball

Tied to Boca throughout 2025, Sergio Romero has been presented with an unexpected short-term option to move: Argentinos Juniors. Following Diego Rodríguez’s recent injury, El Bicho intends to add a goalkeeper for the Argentine Cup semifinals, and coach Nicolás Diez’s first choice is Chiquito. This Monday there was a positive meeting between the La Paternal club and the goalkeeper, where they agreed on a contract until the end of the year, and the only thing left is to arrange his release from Xeneize. The deal could be finalized between Monday evening and Tuesday.

Although El Bicho will not be able to use their potential reinforcement in the Clausura Tournament, since the rules state the deadline for this was when 70% of it had been completed (matchday 11), if the AFA gives the OK to the request for the national cup, they will move full steam ahead.

On that list of possible additions that Nico Diez has already begun to outline in case the request for the Argentine Cup goes through, where Argentinos must face Belgrano in the semifinals, the target is Romero. Chiquito is not in Boca’s plans (now led by Claudio Úbeda after the passing of Miguel Ángel Russo), and thus there is a possibility he could leave.

Xeneize’s board, with Juan Román Riquelme as president, would not object to the departure of the 38-year-old keeper, mainly because Agustín Marchesín, Leandro Brey (who was sounded out but the La Ribera club deemed non-negotiable), and Javier García are currently ahead of him in the pecking order.

Furthermore, his contract ends in December and there are no plans to renew it, so he would leave on a free at the end of the year if his destination doesn’t change. However, to move to La Paternal, he would have to accept a considerable pay cut.

Although Romero hasn’t played in the more than ten months of the year so far, at Argentinos he remains the priority even though they have not yet begun formal talks with Boca to try to sign him. Plan B, in case of any setback, is Facundo Altamirano of San Lorenzo.

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