Riquelme calls Nández, sparks hope of his Boca return | OneFootball

The fierce Uruguayan midfielder, now at Al-Qadisiyah, admitted to having exchanged messages with Román about returning to Xeneize, where he left a great memory.

In every transfer window, there is a name that, regardless of the positions that need strengthening, always comes up at Boca. Nahitan Nández, the tireless Uruguayan midfielder who left a great memory at the club and is constantly sounded out to see if he wants to come back. Now with a lucrative contract at Al-Qadisiyah in Saudi Arabia, he revealed the conversations he had with Juan Román Riquelme about making a return.

Although he was developed across the river with Peñarol, he showed during his two seasons at Xeneize that he carries the Boca DNA, the kind that quickly earned him the fans’ trust: steady foot, defiant gaze, and a starring role in tough matches, when the ball is on fire, like in the Superclásico against River, where he scored a goal to make it 2-1 at the Monumental.

Between mid-2017 and 2019, the idol from Don Torcuato enjoyed watching him as a fan from his box at La Bombonera. And for several transfer windows now, he has been trying to enjoy him as president. “Román messaged me at the time and we were in contact for a while. He told me I left a beautiful memory at Boca and that he’d like me to wear the shirt again”, Nández revealed.

After putting the finishing touch on his outstanding spell at Cagliari, where he said goodbye to 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, half-jokingly, he sent me a message asking if I was going to keep vacationing in Arabia and if I wanted to come back to Boca, that’s just his personality”, he said in an interview with El Espectador of Uruguay, once again sparking hope.

Some time ago, newly settled at Al-Qadisiyah, Nández fantasized about the chance to return to Xeneize before retirement caught up with him and injuries started to take their toll:

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