Paredes targets star signing for Copa Libertadores 2026 | OneFootball

Boca danced around River at La Bombonera. The 2-0 victory on matchday 15 of the Clausura Tournament allowed the team to qualify for the next edition of the Copa Libertadores, marking their return after two years without playing it. In 2024, they played the Copa Sudamericana, and this year they faced a playoff and were eliminated by Alianza Lima.

Both the fans and the players themselves in the locker room, after achieving victory in the Superclásico, sang for one single wish: "I want the Libertadores!" A title that has been elusive for the team since 2007 when Miguel Ángel Russo was the coach. Since then, they have played three finals and lost all three (2012, 2018, and 2023).

But with Boca's return to the top continental competition, thoughts are slowly turning to potential reinforcements that could join the club to strengthen the squad. Several names are being considered, but the possibility of Paulo Dybala is increasingly gaining traction. Especially due to his friendship with Leandro Paredes and his love for the blue and gold.

Paredes wants his friend Dybala to join the Xeneize. Photo: Alex Pantling/Getty Images

Moreover, at the end of the Superclásico, Daniel Paredes, the father of the captain, spoke with Cadena Xeneize and made it clear that "I know things, I know Paulo wants to come. He has a Boca heart." He also admitted that "I heard a conversation between them, and Paulo told him he was coming. Paulo will come, they will play together."

Paulo Dybala, on September 30, announced that he will be a father for the first time with his wife Oriana Sabatini, and his wish is for the daughter to be born in Argentina, close to both families. Therefore, the chances of La Joya wearing Boca's colors in the near future are increasingly likely.

This is not the first time the 31-year-old from Córdoba has been linked with the Xeneize. A few years ago, various images circulated on social media that brought him closer to Brandsen 805. One of them showed him wearing a Boca jersey when he was very young, celebrating a birthday, and others, as he grew older, with a term with the blue and gold crest and colors.

When does his contract with Roma expire?

Although Leandro Paredes' father dropped a bombshell that shook all of Boca and the fans are excited about his arrival to the team, getting him out of Italy and bringing him in January won't be easy. Not only will Lea have to sweet-talk him constantly to convince him to return to Argentina, but the directors will also have to reach an agreement.

This is because La Joya has a contract with Roma until June 30, 2026. If the Xeneize wants to add him in the January transfer window, they will have to buy his rights. The other alternative is to sign a pre-contract at the beginning of the year, wait until June, and have him come with the pass in his possession, as a free agent, and only agree on his salary contract.

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