San Lorenzo reveal what's holding up Boca's moves for Hernández and Cuello | OneFootball

Boca continues working on the planning for the upcoming season, which will officially begin on January 25 against Deportivo Riestra at La Bombonera. In this context, the club presided over by Juan Román Riquelme is aiming to strengthen the squad with two names from San Lorenzo: Gastón Hernández and Alexis Cuello. However, the negotiation faces a significant obstacle.

Marcelo Moretti, former president of El Ciclón, publicly explained what is preventing progress in the negotiations. It should be noted that the executive was removed from the management of San Lorenzo after being filmed allegedly accepting a $25,000 bribe from the mother of a youth player to incorporate him into the youth divisions. Even so, his statements about the club's contractual situation made a big impact in the Boca world.

Gastón Hernández and Alexis Cuello San Lorenzo.

“San Lorenzo cannot sell players to Boca because there is a $700,000 embargo from the Swiss fund due to (Agustín) Martegani. To sell to Boca you have to exceed the amount of the embargo, which is almost 5 million dollars, so it’s not worth it. (Malcom) Braida, when he left, paid the release clause; it wasn’t a sale from San Lorenzo to Boca,” said Moretti, making it clear that the issue goes beyond sports and is centered on an economic and legal conflict.

The executive also recalled a direct contact with the Xeneize president a few months ago: “In June, Riquelme called me about Tonga and I explained the same thing: there’s no way to sell you a player because you have to exceed the amount of the embargo and the deal fell through.”

Thus, while Boca seeks to add quality for a demanding year ahead, San Lorenzo’s legal hurdles complicate the arrival of Hernández and Cuello. The Xeneize management will have to consider alternatives or wait for the financial conflict to be resolved before moving forward with signings.

Boca about to finalize Hinestroza

According to information coming from Colombia, Marino Hinestroza is close to becoming Boca’s first signing in this transfer window. Sources close to the player stated that he accepted all the conditions set by Boca to sign a contract for several seasons, and the deal is expected to be finalized this very week.

Hinestroza will become a Xeneize signing.

The agreement between Boca and Atlético Nacional would be for an amount less than 6 million dollars. Xeneize will pay most of the money in one payment, and there is an amount that will be paid based on objectives, as is usually the case. El Verdolaga lowered their initial demands and will accept the second offer made by the club’s management from La Ribera.

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