Riquelme calls Nández, sparks Boca hope: "He wants me back" | OneFootball

The fierce Uruguayan midfielder, currently at Al-Qadisiyah, admitted to exchanging messages with Román about returning to Xeneize, where he left a great impression.

In every transfer window, there's a name that always resonates at Boca, regardless of the areas needing strengthening. Nahitan Nández, the tireless Uruguayan midfielder who left a great impression at the club and is constantly approached to see if he wants to return. Now with a lucrative contract at Al-Qadisiyah in Saudi Arabia, he revealed the conversations he had with Juan Román Riquelme about making a comeback.

Although he was trained across the river with Peñarol's jersey, he demonstrated during his two seasons at Xeneize that he carried the Boca DNA, the kind that quickly earned him the fans' trust: steady foot, challenging look, and prominence in tough matches, where the ball is hot, like in the Superclásico against River, where he scored a goal for the 2-1 win at the Monumental.

Between mid-2017 and 2019, the idol from Don Torcuato enjoyed him as a fan from his box at La Bombonera. And for several transfer windows, he has been trying to enjoy him as president. "Román sent me a message at the time, and we were in contact for a while. He tells me that I left a nice memory at Boca and that he would like me to wear the jersey again", Nández revealed.

After putting the finishing touch on his outstanding stint at Cagliari, where he bid farewell with ovations just like at Boca and with 165 matches under his belt, the midfielder was rumored to return to the team from La Ribera, but ended up accepting the millions offered to him in Saudi football in May 2024. Since then, he has played 56 matches, scored six goals, and provided ten assists.

"The other day, jokingly, he sent me a message asking if I was going to continue on vacation in Arabia and if I wanted to return to Boca, that's his personality", he said in an interview with El Espectador of Uruguay, once again igniting the flame of hope.

Some time ago, just settled in Al-Qadisiyah, Nández fantasized about the chance to return to Xeneize before retirement was on the horizon and injuries took their toll:

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