Nahitan Nández's agent puts pressure on Boca: "They have to move" | OneFootball

Amid a tense atmosphere stirred 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 club has to make a move for him; today I see it as difficult,” he said.

Although he acknowledged, as if it 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 is why the indirect message reaches the offices of Juan Román Riquelme, who has spoken with the player on more than one occasion and intends to have him in the short term.

In fact, there have already been several informal talks, and the Xeneize president insisted to him more than once that he leave the exotic destination where he was playing (he now plays for Al-Qadisiya, 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 if I wanted to return to Boca,” the player revealed at the time about that conversation.

The truth is that the club Nández plays for has made him an offer to renew his contract and, before signing, the player appears to be waiting to see whether the call comes from La Ribera. If you add to that proposal to extend the deal, which expires in mid-2027, the fact that Bentancur said there are other markets interested in him means the Xeneize have more competitors and time is starting to work against them.

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

The scenario 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-Qadisiya. With a release clause of 5 million euros, it is unclear whether Xeneize are willing to negotiate with the Arab club. It will be a matter of time.

It is worth remembering that the Uruguayan arrived at Boca in mid-2017 from Peñarol of 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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