Alexis Cuello and Gastón Hernández: Boca’s next transfer targets | OneFootball

The first reinforcement for Boca 2026 is about to arrive, only the club's official confirmation is missing: Marino Hinestroza. But he won't be the only one, as Juan Román Riquelme plans a transfer market with more new faces to strengthen a squad that will face the year with an eye on the Copa Libertadores.

With the negotiations for the Colombian winger resolved, which was a desire of the president and will arrive in a deal worth around 5 million dollars, Marcelo Delgado and the football structure have shifted their focus and resumed the search for two more targets: Alexis Cuello and Gastón Hernández. How are those two negotiation fronts with San Lorenzo?

Alexis Cuello

After a pause caused by the rigid stance of the interim board of the Ciclón, the Xeneize managed to resume talks to buy 60% of the forward's transfer rights, and optimism has grown compared to previous days.

What seemed like a failed deal found light at the beginning of the week and regained expectations from the Ribera side. There was a new contact between the parties, and the directors agreed to advance in a direct negotiation, club to club, for the percentage of the rights currently owned by San Lorenzo.

In Boedo, they are asking for at least three million dollars net for Cuello, a figure Boca approached in a first verbal offer, although still insufficient for them to release him. In the coming days, the Xeneize will submit a formal proposal with the intention of, this time, securing the forward publicly praised by Martín Palermo.

Gastón Hernández

He is in a more complex situation than Cuello. It all began with an offer from the 26-year-old player's representatives, one of the many key names of the Ciclón - the captain, no less - who has the potential to be sold at a good price to help recover the club's economic stability. And the Xeneize management, which has been following him since 2024, gave the green light. They want him.

Although negotiations between Boca and Hernández have been well underway for some time, the operation is stalled by San Lorenzo's management, which is delaying the talks and not allowing dialogue with the player's representative. For this reason, no progress has been made, but in Ribera, they plan to accelerate in the coming days - as they did with the forward - to define the situation, either yes or no.

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