Huracán eyeing Lucas Blondel, could they open another spot for signings? | OneFootball

The full-back is wanted by an Argentine football club and could give the Xeneize the chance to make one last move in the transfer window.

At Boca, they haven't closed the transfer market yet. Although the club used the spot granted by the Argentine Football Association for Rodrigo Battaglia's injury on Adam Bareiro, they are still making moves at Brandsen 805. And the key to a new signing could lie in a new departure.

The name that emerges in this scenario is Lucas Blondel. The full-back, who is not a priority for Claudio Úbeda, has sparked strong interest from Huracán, which is already trying to reach an agreement to take him on loan and allow him to reunite with Diego Martínez, the coach who managed him at Tigre and the Xeneize.

In this way, the loan would become Boca's great alternative to free up an extra spot for a new signing, this time until March 10, and to go out again in search of a player, a chance that was frustrated days ago when the deal for Agustín Martegani to Newell’s fell through.

If Blondel's move to Parque Patricios is finalized, the Xeneize management would already have their priority marked: to go for a right winger, an area where they unsuccessfully tried various names (Marino Hinestroza, Kevin Serna, and Edwuin Cetré), but which still lacks a fixed owner today. For now, no new name has emerged, although a last attempt for the Colombian attacker from Estudiantes is not ruled out.

Why would Blondel's departure free up a spot?

While it's true that, initially, sales or loans abroad were the transfers that allowed for a signing period until March, Boca is clinging to the Professional League's own regulations to play one last card in the market.

How is this? Article 13.2.5 states that if a player is transferred to another club within the local scope and meets certain conditions —among them, having signed up for at least 25% of the matches since the Clausura 2025—, the selling institution can replace him within the established deadlines.

Thus, despite Blondel not having played minutes in the Clausura 2025 or the start of the Apertura 2026, he meets that administrative requirement. If the deal with Huracán falls through, another option that also ticks every box is Juan Cruz Payal, a midfielder from the Reserve.

Under the current circumstances, Blondel's departure would take on strategic value. Not only because he is not a priority for Úbeda, but because it would open the door for Boca to make one last move to add a fourth name to a market highlighted by the signings of Bareiro, Santiago Ascacíbar, and Ángel Romero.

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