The midfielder Rodrigo Battaglia will become in the next few hours the new addition of Mouth and the 33-year-old player, who can also serve as a central marker, traveled tonight from Brazil to Buenos Aires to undergo a medical examination and, if there are no problems, sign his contract with the club.
Boca would pay just over a million dollars to acquire Battaglia, who played in the last final of the Copa Libertadores with Atlético Mineiro (defeat against Botafogo in the Monumental). Despite having one more year on his contract with the Brazilian team, the player requested his departure after speaking with the directors, in search of a new challenge in Argentine football.
Emerging in Huracán as a midfielder, Battaglia demonstrated his versatility throughout his career, being used as a central marker in recent years. This position is where Fernando Gago He plans to take advantage of his qualities, especially his technique for starting from the back and his experience in managing the timing of the game. At 1.88 meters tall, he also provides a physical presence in defense.
In addition to his time at Huracán, Boca’s new reinforcement has an extensive international career, having played for clubs such as Sporting Braga, Sporting Lisbon, Moreirense and Chaves of Portugal, and in Spain with Alavés and Mallorca. He also wore the jerseys of Racing, Rosario Central and, more recently, Atlético Mineiro, where he was a pillar of the team last season.
With the arrival of Battaglia, Boca adds its fourth reinforcement in this transfer market, after the incorporations of the Chilean Carlos Palaciosthe defender Ayrton Costa and the attacking midfielder Alan Velasco.
On the other hand, the Ribera club is waiting for its fifth reinforcement, since the Spanish Ander Herrera He was able to separate from Athletic Club, and would arrive in Argentina between Monday and Tuesday to join the team. In addition, another of the flyers close to closing is the Chilean William Alarcon of Huracán, a player for whom only a few details would be missing for him to also be part of the “Xeneize”.
In this way, the Football Council complies with the coach’s requests, reinforcing a squad that will seek to be a protagonist on all fronts in the next season. Battaglia will join the preseason in the coming days and will be evaluated to determine his role in Gago’s tactical scheme.
Source: Ambito
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