Gastón Hernández offered to Boca: what needs to happen for talks to start | OneFootball

The representatives of Gastón Hernández, captain of San Lorenzo, offered him to Boca in the last few hours. For several transfer windows now, Xeneize has been interested in the central defender, but for various reasons, negotiations have never progressed. In this case, the complex institutional situation that Ciclón is currently experiencing could complicate the deal.

Boca's first inquiries about Hernández took place at the beginning of 2024, after a great season by the defender born in San Rafael, in which he helped San Lorenzo become the team with the fewest goals conceded in 2023. Despite the interest, the team from La Ribera did not send any offer and ultimately opted for Cristian Lema, whose contract with the club expires on December 31 and will become a free agent.

In March of last year, Tonga suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, an injury that kept him off the field for several months and led to a decrease in Xeneize's interest. However, in the middle of this year, interest resurfaced: Miguel Ángel Russo, who had coached him during the first half of the year, requested him to strengthen the squad after the Club World Cup. The board led by Juan Román Riquelme sent an offer of four million dollars, which was rejected by their counterparts at Ciclón.

In this case, and knowing of Boca's interest, it was the player's own representatives who brought his name to the Xeneize board. However, there is a huge obstacle: the institutional chaos that San Lorenzo is going through.

Without a general secretary or treasurer, Ciclón currently lacks the necessary officials to sign off on a player's departure. In this regard, the Board of Directors meeting held this Tuesday in the Pedro Bidegain stadium box will be key, as it will be decided whether Marcelo Moretti continues in his position or if a vacancy is declared.

Boca is hoping that order will be restored in the coming days and that San Lorenzo's board will set a price for Hernández. If the price is right, negotiations will begin.

The 27-year-old defender, as a main leader, was one of those who led the protest actions taken by the players as a way to demand from the directors payment of salary debts and the provision of basic supplies necessary for the proper functioning of a First Division squad. In mid-November, for example, he published a statement on his Instagram account on behalf of his teammates, publicly expressing their "deep concern and discomfort at the delicate situation."

A product of the youth academy and a San Lorenzo fan, Hernández made his professional debut in January 2021 with San Martín de San Juan, a club he was loaned to since he had no place in Ciclón's first team. After 22 matches with the San Juan side, he returned to the Boedo team in 2022 and gradually began to earn his place.

He established himself under Rubén Darío Insua, in the Gallego's characteristic three-center-back line, which allowed his team to be the least scored against in 2023. That season, he wore the captain's armband for the first time. Even though the serious injury sidelined him for almost all of 2024, this year he returned at a high level. In total, he has played 108 matches in the blue and red shirt, scoring four goals.

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