Amid the stand-off with Boca, Athletico Paranaense renew interest in Cetré | OneFootball

The situation of Edwuin Cetré took another unexpected turn. Amid the impasse in negotiations with Boca, Athletico Paranaense—the club to which he was to be transferred weeks ago but canceled the operation due to medical issues—reconnected with Estudiantes to resume talks and renegotiate his arrival. From the Pincha, they acknowledge that they reappeared in Brazil surprisingly and proposed to reconfigure the previous agreement.

Meanwhile, in La Ribera, a new proposal was presented to the management of Juan Sebastián Verón (a loan with a purchase option), considering the risk of adding a player who showed anomalies in checks due to a meniscus operation in 2018. The Brazilian team jumped back into the scene with the intention of competing for the player.

The news was surprising because Athletico Paranaense had discarded Cetré after agreeing on a transfer close to six million dollars for the entire pass (with DIM owning 50% of the card), precisely due to that physical issue. However, they have now knocked on the door again with an alternative plan: to acquire a part of the 28-year-old winger's pass immediately (between 60% and 70%) and complete the rest based on objectives, as a form of "protection" against medical results.

Thus, Boca has gained an unexpected competitor in the race to secure Cetré's services. Everything will depend on who presents the most convincing offer to Estudiantes, where the player has already rejoined training with his mind set on the classic against Gimnasia. An open ending for one of the transfer market's sagas.

Why Cetré's transfer to Paranaense fell through

At the beginning of February, it was communicated from La Plata that "despite previous advances, the operation has been canceled due to last-minute divergences in the terms between both institutions."

The version spread by the Brazilian press was different and caused more noise. In that country, they pointed out that during medical exams, "problems in the cardiological studies" of the attacker were detected, leading the directors to consider it "more prudent not to continue with the transfer," which included a three-season contract.

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