Ascacibar fuels Boca-River rivalry, Xeneize target Estudiantes captain | OneFootball

The Argentine football transfer market is starting to heat up. While River has already made a formal offer, Boca has decided to fully enter the negotiations for the captain of Estudiantes de La Plata, setting up a direct battle between the two giants of the country.

The midfielder has long been coveted by Marcelo Gallardo, who considers him a key piece to reinforce a sensitive area of his team. In this regard, the Millonario has already submitted an offer close to 6 million dollars and is looking to resolve the situation as soon as possible to add him to the preseason. However, in La Plata they are not in a hurry and intend to analyze all options before letting go of the "little Russian."

In this context, Boca has appeared, even though they had not planned to sign a central midfielder in this transfer window. Although there has not yet been a formal offer, those at Xeneize anticipate that negotiations could speed up in the coming days.

An important point in the negotiation is the good relationship between the player’s camp and Boca’s management, since Ascacibar shares an agent with Marcos Rojo, Sergio Romero, and Ander Herrera. In addition, the player himself has previously acknowledged the club’s interest and mentioned that his brother, a confessed Xeneize fan, insists on seeing him wear the blue and gold jersey.

With River already making moves and Boca getting involved, the future of the "Ruso" promises to be one of the main focuses of the transfer market.

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