Ascacibar fuels Boca-River rivalry, Xeneize want 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 engage in the negotiation for the captain of Estudiantes de La Plata, setting up a direct contest between the two major clubs in the country.

The midfielder has long been a desire of Marcelo Gallardo, who considers him a key piece to strengthen a sensitive area of his team. In this regard, the Millonario has already presented an offer close to 6 million dollars and is looking to resolve the situation as soon as possible to include him in the preseason. However, in La Plata, they are not in a hurry and intend to analyze all options before parting with the "rusito."

In this context, Boca has emerged, even though they had not planned to acquire a central midfielder in this market. Although there hasn't been a formal offer yet, the Xeneize anticipate that they might speed up negotiations in the coming days.

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

With River already moving papers 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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