San Lorenzo sign Rodrigo Auzmendi ahead of Boca clásico | OneFootball

The striker reached an agreement with El Ciclón and will join on loan from Querétaro, after a hectic back-and-forth that included Banfield, Lanús, Rosario Central, and Boca.

After a few tumultuous days, the last big saga of the transfer market has come to an end. Rodrigo Auzmendi will play for San Lorenzo, on loan from Querétaro of Mexico, who own his rights, following an agreement with Banfield.

It all began with Taladro's purchase of Martín Río, which left an unpaid debt of one million dollars. For this reason, the Mexican club agreed to forgive the debt in exchange for the transfer of the 25-year-old striker.

However, since they do not have a foreign player slot available, they were forced to loan him out. After a probe from Boca that never materialized, Lanús emerged as an option (they sold Rodrigo Castillo to Fluminense for an amount close to 10 million dollars) and even had a medical exam scheduled last Monday to finalize his arrival. Nevertheless, because the move from Taladro to Granate was not well received in the South, his transfer to the current Recopa Sudamericana champions ultimately fell through.

“Banfield is within its rights not to sell him to Querétaro so he doesn't go to Lanús. What bothers us is the back-and-forth of rejecting Boca's offer, pushing for him to go to Rosario Central, and now this. The ones who approached Querétaro were Banfield, they got us into this mess and then don't accept it,” said Martín Palma, the player's agent.

This Tuesday, San Lorenzo reached a one-year loan agreement at no cost with a purchase option of 4,000,000 dollars for Auzmendi. He will be Cuervo’s seventh signing after the arrivals of Mauricio Cardillo (free from Independiente Rivadavia), Gregorio Rodríguez (loan from Melgar), Mathías De Ritis (free from Peñarol), Gonzalo Abrego (loan from Godoy Cruz), Luciano Vietto (free from Racing), and Guzmán Corujo (free from Deportivo Cali).

At Banfield, Auzmendi played 22 matches, scoring four goals (one of them in the 2-1 win in the Southern derby for the 2025 Clausura Tournament) and provided two assists.

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