Nahitan Nández's agent presses Boca: «They need to get a move on» | OneFootball

Amid the turmoil caused by the controversial draw against Cruzeiro in the Copa Libertadores, words from Nahitan Nández’s representative reached Boca from Uruguay. Speaking with Carve Deportiva, Pablo Bentancur raised the alarm and issued a warning: “In this case, the team has to make a move for him; today I see it as difficult,” he said.

Although he acknowledged, as if it even needed saying, that “Nández has a love for Boca,” he also made it clear that the 30-year-old midfielder has offers from several clubs to continue his career. That message is therefore aimed straight at Juan Román Riquelme’s offices, as he has spoken with the player on more than one occasion and intends to have him in the squad in the short term.

In fact, there have already been several informal talks, and the Xeneize president insisted more than once that he leave the exotic destination where he was playing (he is now at Al-Qadsiah, in Saudi Arabia) and wear the blue and yellow shirt again. “The other day, half-jokingly, he sent me a message asking if I was going to keep vacationing in Arabia and whether I wanted to come back to Boca,” the player revealed at the time about that conversation.

The truth is that Nández’s current club has made him an offer to renew his contract and, before signing, the player seems to be waiting to see whether the call from La Ribera arrives. If that proposal to extend the deal, which expires in mid-2027, is added to Bentancur’s claim that other markets are interested in him, then Boca’s competitors are increasing and time is starting to work against them.

“Yesterday we received an offer to renew Nández’s contract. He is fighting to be voted the team’s best player and, in his position, one of the best in the league,” the representative said. He added: “We received a very important offer from Mexico and from two more clubs in Italy. Nández has one more year on his contract and already has an offer to renew.”

The situation is clear: Nández would like to return to Boca, but he is waiting for a call that would lead him to activate his departure from Al-Qadsiah. With a release clause of 5 million euros, it is not clear that Boca are willing to negotiate with the Saudi club. It will be a matter of time.

It is worth remembering that the Uruguayan arrived at Boca in mid-2017 from Peñarol, in Uruguay. In two seasons wearing the Xeneize shirt, he played 67 matches, scored six goals, and won two titles: the 2017/18 Superliga and the 2018 Supercopa. He was also part of the squad that lost the 2018 Copa Libertadores final to River in Madrid.

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