Forced sale: Estudiantes send Cetré to Boca to ease their huge deficit | OneFootball

The 2026 transfer market remains active and Boca Juniors is on the verge of making another major move following the arrival of Santiago Ascacibar. The club from La Ribera has reached a full agreement with Estudiantes de La Plata for the transfer of Colombian forward Edwuin Cetré. The deal was accelerated due to the urgent need of the team from La Plata to generate income and the open spot in the “Xeneize” squad caused by Rodrigo Battaglia’s injury, which allowed negotiations for the position to move forward.

The striker’s arrival in Buenos Aires is expected in the coming days. According to reports, if the documents reflect what was agreed upon verbally, Cetré will undergo a medical examination between Tuesday and Wednesday, after which he will sign a contract that will tie him to Boca for the next four seasons. It is worth noting that the player was coming off a failed transfer to Athletico Paranaense of Brazil, where his signing was halted after medical exams due to a supposed complication in one of his knees, a detail that Boca’s medical staff will monitor closely.

The smooth relationship between the club directors, led by Juan Román Riquelme and Juan Sebastián Verón, was key to bringing the negotiations to a successful conclusion, though not without social repercussions. The consecutive departures of key players like Ascacibar and now Cetré to the same destination have sparked a wave of criticism from Estudiantes fans towards Verón’s management, as they lament the weakening of the club’s sporting project.

However, the economic reality of the “Pincha” leaves no room for sentimentality. The club is facing a critical financial situation, with a deficit balance sheet showing a debt of $14 billion pesos (approximately 9 million dollars). Given this scenario, the sale of star players has become an absolute priority to shore up the club’s finances, with Cetré joining the recent departures of Ascacibar and Román Gómez, the latter having been transferred to Bahia in Brazil.

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