Boca start pre-season under Arruabarrena with plenty of changes | OneFootball

Boca’s squad returns to training in Ezeiza under the guidance of Rodolfo Arruabarrena, who begins a new spell with strong decisions. The club’s leadership and coaching staff are planning an intense transfer window, with imminent departures, players under evaluation, and an active search for reinforcements to raise the team’s level.

Vasco Arruabarrena is wasting no time and has already been immersed in daily life at the Ezeiza training ground since last week. Alongside his staff, the coach has been evaluating the youth divisions and mapping out the working structure for the senior squad. This Thursday morning he will lead the first official training session and, in the afternoon, he will watch the reserve team’s match.

With the start of this new phase also comes the time for difficult decisions regarding the makeup of the group. The coaching staff plans to hold individual talks with those footballers who will not be part of next season’s plans. In that regard, the board has already arranged the termination of Ander Herrera’s contract, while Nicolás Orsini and Juan Ramírez could follow the same path.

This Thursday, June 18, Boca begins preseason training in Ezeiza.

In addition, there are spells that seem to have come to an end within the blue-and-gold institution. Agustín Martegani has been given the green light to find a new club, Lucas Janson has a strong chance of moving to Newell’s Old Boys, and Carlos Palacios is up for sale. There have already been formal contacts from Colo Colo for the Chilean attacker, although there is still no financial agreement between the parties.

One of the most talked-about cases at the start of preseason involves Edinson Cavani. So far, the Uruguayan striker has received no official notification and must report alongside the rest of his teammates. However, he is not considered a priority for Arruabarrena, and the board could call in his representative to negotiate an early exit, leaving his future at the club from La Ribera shrouded in uncertainty.

Boca’s transfer window

While departures are being finalized, the Xeneize board is moving ahead on the arrivals front with very clear targets. The absolute priority is to strengthen the spine of the team: they are looking for a goalkeeper, a center back, a right back, a creative midfielder, a winger, and a center forward. For the right-back position, where a departure is already guaranteed, Lautaro Vargas, Facundo Lozano, and Braian Aguirre have been offered, in addition to strong interest in Gastón Benavídez.

In attack, the Boca side has reportedly already reached a contract agreement with Sebastián Villa and must now negotiate directly with Independiente Rivadavia. The Mendoza club wants a fee close to seven million dollars up front, or as much as nine million in installments, to release the winger. Meanwhile, in central defense, the blue-and-gold institution offered three million for Jhohan Romaña and is awaiting San Lorenzo’s response in what is not a simple deal.

Lastly, Exequiel Zeballos’s situation requires immediate attention from the club’s top leadership and coaching staff. With no formal offer from Napoli on the table, Chango is obliged to report for training, but his contract situation is causing tension in the club’s offices. If he does not respond to the renewal offer that has been in his hands for more than two months, he runs a serious risk of being sidelined and not playing a single minute all season.

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