The summer transfer window is advancing at a rapid pace and Boca was one of the main protagonists with seven additions. The thing is that after a 2024 in which it suffered very hard blows and the results were far from what was expected, the Football Council went to the market with great determination. After six reinforcements that improve the squad, the seventh arrived and will make his debut with the blue and gold shirt.
While the bulk of the squad led by Fernando Gago is in Santa Fe for Boca’s official debut for the Argentine Cup against Argentino de Monte Maíz in the 32nd round, in Buenos Aires there are also important movements. It’s not all about tonight’s game, but also peaked will add a player in a key position.
The truth is that on Wednesday morning Agustín Marchesín He showed up at the clinic to undergo the corresponding medical check-up and then sign the contract for two years, with the option to extend it for another year, to become Boca’s seventh reinforcement. The 36-year-old goalkeeper arrives from Gremio de Porto Alegre, where he played last season.
“I am very grateful to be in Boca,” said the former Lanús when he left the clinic.
Xeneize pays a figure that barely exceeds a million and a half dollars for the transfer of the experienced goalkeeper. The one who emerged in Lanús and with steps through Santos Laguna and América in Mexico, Porto and Celta de Vigo, was part of a large part of the calls for the Argentine National Team between 2010 and 2021. In addition, he became champion of the Copa América against Brazil at the Stadium Maracana.
Although the Brazilian team hired Gustavo Quinteros as the new coach and asked for Marchesín’s continuity, the goalkeeper’s express request had more weight. The former technical director of Vélez understood this and gave the green light for his departure and the search for a replacement. “If the player wants to go and they come to an agreement with the clubs, the doors are open,” he had declared.
“It’s a childhood dream”said Marchesín at the Ezeiza airport after his arrival in the country to wear the blue and gold. “I am very happy to join a club like Boca, it is a nice opportunity. I was already talking to Gago and Román”he announced as he left the air terminal.
The native of San Cayetano has been a recognized Boca fan since he was a child and declared it on several occasions throughout his career. In an interview a few years ago, the goalkeeper expressed: “In River I would not save, nor would I in Banfield. Everyone knows that I am a Boca fan and Lanús gave me everything”.
Boca, which two weeks ago learned of the loss of Sergio Romero, who had already undergone surgery and began rehabilitation for approximately three months, was forced to look for a goalkeeper. With Leandro Brey as the only option and Javi García as the third man, Gago asked for one of experience to compete with the 22-year-old.
Despite the offers of different goalkeepers, such as the case of the Uruguayan Washington Aguerre, this is how the Football Council started negotiations with Marchesín, who quickly agreed on the conditions with the former Lanús and took charge of the negotiations with Gremio. Agustín’s personal desire was essential for the transfer to come to fruition.