The American club tried to retain him with various financial and sporting proposals after the departure of Jesús Ferreira, but the 22-year-old player asked that they accept the Argentine club’s offer.
Boca offered 10 million dollars for 90 percent of the pass, a figure close to the 11.8 million at which Dallas had valued the offensive midfielder. Velasco’s position was decisive in unblocking the negotiation and bringing the parties closer together.
Dallas presented a concrete offer to avoid his departure, proposing Velasco to assume the role of captain and wear the number 10 that Ferreira left vacant. Furthermore, the club had recently improved his contract with a significant salary increase. However, Velasco rejected this proposal, prioritizing his desire to wear the blue and gold shirt.
Now, everything indicates that he is one step away from becoming Xeneize’s reinforcement. His firm will, added to Boca’s economic effort, seems to have been decisive for the operation to move towards a favorable outcome.
A former teammate “hurried” him to get to Boca
On the other hand, the defender Ayrton Costawho had recently joined Boca from Royal Antwerp in Belgium for 3.5 million euros, carried out his medical check-up and took the opportunity to send a message to Velasco.
“I spoke with Alan and greeted him for the new year. I hope he is our new partner”declared Costa, who shared a dressing room with Velasco at Independiente between 2020 and 2022.
Source: Ambito
