Although it has not yet been withdrawn from the transfer market, Boca Juniors can be more than satisfied with the players it has brought to face this 2022 season, in the face of the challenges that Sebastián Battaglia’s team will have ahead.
That is why, in addition to reviewing the reinforcements that have arrived one by one, we will remember the clubs of origin, the amount in each case and what each player can contribute to the Boca structure. Let’s go there.
The defender emerged from Independiente was Boca’s first reinforcement for this 2022. He came from Inter Miami of the United States MLS, where in 2021 he played a total of 24 games, being a starter in 23 of them. He is central, but Battaglia also imagines him on the right of the rear, so that versatility can allow the DT to use him wherever he wants, since Figal has a great start with his feet. “Xeneize” bought him for US$2,600,000 and the defender signed for 3 years.
The dream of all the fans, the yearning of Juan Román Riquelme and the desire of the footballer himself came together for the return of Darío Benedetto, the best 9 after leaving Palermo in Boca, to the Ribera institution. The “Pipa”, who comes to contribute goals and hierarchy to the Battaglia team, in addition to accompanying the growth that the other center-forward Luis Vázquez is having, arrived at Boca in the middle of an operation along with other soccer players. It is that he also included the sale of Lichi López to Mexico and 50 percent of Walter Bou’s transfer to Defense and Justice. The connection here is Christian Bragarnik, representative of Pipa. The debt that Elche had with Boca for Marcone caused the end of Benedetto’s loan, which was until June. All these negotiations resulted in the use of the option to purchase the Spanish cast from Olympique de Marseille for their subsequent landing in Argentina.
After so many twists and turns, Pol Fernández returned to Boca once again, in this case from Cruz Azul in Mexico, to contribute his experience and his hierarchy to a Boca midfield populated by boys. He knows what it’s like to play in La Bombonera with his people, he can occupy almost all midfield positions and he can define a match with a run, an assist or a mid-distance shot. The “Xeneize” bought 100% of the pass to the Mexican club for close to 2 million dollars, half of what it would have cost two years ago when the conflicts between the club and the player began, with a contract until December 2024. Great signing.
The bump. Boca made official the purchase of goalkeeper Leandro Brey, from Los Andes, a goalkeeper who was just 19 years old whom they take as a bet on the future. The “Xeneize”, who had been following him for at least six months, will pay 450 thousand dollars for 90 percent of his record and will sign a four-year contract. In principle, it will cut short in Reservewill adapt to the blue and gold and the idea is that in the near future it can be in the First Division.
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