European club awaits FIFA nod to bid for Boca's Exequiel Zeballos | OneFootball

Boca has in Exequiel Zeballos its strongest offensive figure. Along with Agustín Marchesín, Ayrton Costa, Lautaro Di Lollo, and Leandro Paredes, “El Changuito” is part of the immovable backbone of the xeneize team and has managed to definitively overcome adversity to return to his great footballing level.

As always happens with outstanding performances in Argentine football, Zeballos has started to attract interest from European teams during the transfer window. In this case, the club that has once again set its sights on Chango is Napoli.

The Italian giant from the south wanted him in previous transfer windows, but never made their interest official with a concrete offer. In this case, for now, it is a new inquiry from Gli Azzurri, but this time it is because Napoli is currently unable to sign players.

The team managed by Antonio Conte is restricted by FIFA due to Financial Fair Play rules. Until the world football governing body lifts this condition, Napoli can only bring in new faces through loans, and Boca is not willing to send Zeballos out on loan.

Diario Olé reported that the Neapolitans intend to make a lucrative offer once FIFA allows them to, but even so, it would not satisfy Boca, as it would not be close to the 20 million stipulated in Chango’s release clause.

For now, the situation remains on standby: Boca will be attentive to any proposal that might come from Naples, but negotiations are unlikely to come to fruition. Chango Zeballos wants to stay at Brandsen 805 and there are already informal talks to renew his contract, which expires in December of this year.

It’s worth remembering that Zeballos’ contract is set to expire on December 31, 2026, a situation that Boca considers a top priority to resolve. For this reason, the club wants nothing to do with a departure and has already set in motion the mission to renew their star’s contract as soon as possible. The intention is to do so for several seasons and include a salary increase.

In this context, the million-dollar question arises: What is the state of the negotiations? For now, it simply comes down to a stage of informal talks. It’s true that there is dialogue and willingness between the parties, but there is still nothing formal or any written offers.

In any case, considering that Chango does not go unnoticed in the market (there was also speculation about an inquiry from Flamengo), it is likely that the management will try to accelerate things to turn those conversations into a sealed agreement, ensuring the protection of the ‘7’ at La Ribera.

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