His family is a fan of Bocabeyond the fact that he grew up in Independiente. And in the last hours, negotiations advanced so that he can realize the blue and gold dream. Alan Velasco is one step away from returning to Argentina. And although there were rumors of a possible approach from River, also interested in the forward, the 22-year-old wants to play on the banks of the Riachuelo. If the differences that exist with Dallas FC are resolved, this weekend he will be landing in Buenos Aires to join the team led by Diego Martínez.
Riquelme has been speaking with Velasco for some time and Daniel Bolotnicoff, who is in charge of the negotiations, closed the numbers with the footballer. What remains is to resolve a gap between what Boca offers and what the North American club intends. Boca put 7 million dollars on the table to acquire 85% of the pass. The operation, with taxes and bonuses included, would be close to 11 million, no less.
Dallas FC demands more money to let out a player who could not play a single minute in 2024, since he is in the final stage of his recovery from a torn cruciate ligament. He asks for 8 million dollars plus 1,500,000 in objectives for 80% of the token.
Velasco injured his left knee in early November when his team faced Austin FC for the playoffs MLS. He has since worked on his rehabilitation and would be available to play again next month. If Boca manages to overcome Cruzeiro, they could just reach the quarterfinals of the Sudamericana.
“My brother is a Boca fan and he went crazy when he heard this. He told me: ‘Look, I’m going to screw you, huh.’ If he calls me Román, today I will dribble him,” he said in May of last year. Then, he learned of the family’s love for the xeneizes, but it was not in his plans to return to the country. Now, the situation changed.
Boca does not have much room to negotiate because the AFA announced that the pass book will close on Thursday, 10 days earlier than expected. That is why he does not have time to wait for the definition of the key with the Brazilians, although Román does not want to speculate. Velasco is a player of Don Torcuato’s credit.
If it comes to fruition, it would be the seventh reinforcement and would join Gary Medel, Tomás Belmonte, Brian Aguirre, Milton Giménez, Agustín Martegani and Ignacio Miramón, who debuted last Sunday with San Lorenzo. Will there be an eighth addition? Adonis Frías, former central marker for Defensa y Justicia, currently at León in Mexico, sounds.
Meanwhile, the squad is preparing to travel to Belo Horizonte, where on Thursday they will face Cruzeiro with the goal advantage of Edinson Cavani in the Bombonera. For that match, Martínez has to evaluate whether Marcos Rojo joins the central defense, taking into account that he only played forty-five minutes in the classic.