Forced sale: Estudiantes send Cetré to Boca to ease their huge deficit | OneFootball

The 2026 transfer market remains active, and Boca Juniors is on the verge of making another major move following the arrival of Santiago Ascacibar. The club from La Ribera has reached a full agreement with Estudiantes de La Plata for the transfer of Colombian forward Edwuin Cetré. The deal was accelerated due to the urgent need of the team from La Plata to generate income and the vacancy in the «Xeneize» squad caused by Rodrigo Battaglia’s injury, which allowed negotiations for the spot to move forward.

The striker is expected to arrive in Buenos Aires in the coming days. According to reports, if the documents reflect the verbal agreement, Cetré will undergo a medical examination between Tuesday and Wednesday, after which he will sign a contract binding him to Boca for the next four seasons. It is worth noting that the player was coming off a failed transfer to Athletico Paranaense in Brazil, where his signing was halted after medical tests due to a supposed complication in one of his knees—a detail that Boca’s medical staff will monitor closely.

The smooth relationship between the club managements, led by Juan Román Riquelme and Juan Sebastián Verón, was key to bringing the negotiations to a successful conclusion, although not without social repercussions. The consecutive departures of key players such as Ascacibar and now Cetré to the same destination have sparked a wave of criticism from Estudiantes fans towards Verón’s management, who lament the weakening of the club’s sporting project.

However, the economic reality of the «Pincha» leaves no room for sentimentality. The institution is facing a critical financial situation, with a deficit balance showing a debt of $14 billion pesos (approximately 9 million dollars). In this context, the sale of star players has become an absolute priority to restore the club’s finances, with Cetré joining the recent departures of Ascacibar and Román Gómez, the latter transferred to Bahia in Brazil.

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