Merentiel could stay at Boca until he retires: "He feels right at home" | OneFootball

Miguel Merentiel is experiencing a special moment at Boca, and as he reconnects with scoring goals, his camp has left a message as unexpected as it is hopeful for the Xeneize World regarding his future: the forward's intention is to stay and finish his career at the club, as he is "too comfortable."

In this context, his agent revealed that for months he has been trying to negotiate with Juan Román Riquelme for a contract improvement to extend his stay at Brandsen 805, although there have been no concrete advances so far.

"The intention is not to leave, he says he prefers to end his career at Boca," confessed Marcelo Tejera, in a conversation with Minuto1, immediately after the sporting present started to play in favor of the Uruguayan once again.

After weeks of being at odds with scoring and far from his best version, The Beast scored against Gimnasia de Mendoza and this Wednesday was key in the 3-0 win against Lanús, where he scored a double that allowed him to break that adverse streak and reach 53 goals with the Xeneize jersey.

Merentiel's own manager acknowledged that this drought had him uneasy: "Boca is a day-to-day thing. He wasn't on a good streak, the team couldn't win... Miguel wasn't scoring, and that worried him a lot. He just scored last week. He often doesn't realize everything he has achieved at Boca."

In that sense, back on the right track, Tejera revealed that the 30-year-old forward does not plan to leave the Xeneize despite the offers that come "in every transfer window" and is in talks with the club to optimize his situation to fulfill that future desire of the player. "The ones that came, we couldn't advance with any. The idea for several months now is to try for a contract improvement, which I have asked the president for without much luck," he added.

Meanwhile, with the goals back on his side and the fans' recognition, Merentiel continues writing his story at Boca with a clear objective: to keep expanding his legacy at the club where, according to his own wish, he wants to retire. Last night, he reached the 53-goal mark and surpassed Guillermo Barros Schelotto as the sixth top scorer for the La Ribera team in the 21st century.

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