According to what a source close to the negotiation revealed to Télam, Merentiel “will sign a contract for a season on loan with a charge and a definitive purchase option.”
The Uruguayan was trained in the lower divisions of Peñarol and then played for Tanque Sisley in Montevideo and immediately went to the Spanish promotion: he went through Lorca in the second division, Valencia B in the third category, until he ended up in Godoy Cruz de Mendoza at the beginning of 2019, to later sign with Defensa y Justicia where they won the Copa Sudamericana and showed their best version.
Although it was not officially confirmed, Merentiel’s purchase option would be around 3,000,000 dollars and it would not be the last reinforcement of Boca, who will insist until the closing of the pass book (tomorrow at 8:00 p.m.) by the defender of Hurricane Lucas Merollathe one chosen to momentarily replace Marcos Rojo, inactive until June due to a torn ligament.
Boca, the current Argentine soccer champion, debuted in the Professional Soccer League (LPF) last Sunday with a 1-0 victory at La Bombonera over Atlético de Tucumán with a goal scored by Paraguayan Oscar Romero.
Boca will play again at home against Central Córdoba in Santiago del Estero, next Sunday from 7:15 p.m. for the second date of the LPF.
On the other hand, Boca continues to insist that Merolla be the left-handed defender that coach Hugo Ibarra needs, of these characteristics they only have Marcos Rojo, who is coming from a ligament operation and will only be available for June of this year.
For now, beyond the fact that the members of the soccer secretariat have already arranged a 4-year contract with the soccer player, the pass for the Huracán defender is a little more stuck than in previous days. The “Xeneize” offered 400 thousand dollars and the debt of the “Globo” by Franco Cristaldo, but to the leaders of Huracán it seems insufficient.
The obstacle is because there would be another offer, according to the people of Huracán, from the Riga Football Club of Latvia, who is willing to pay 1.5 million dollars, but the issue is that the 27-year-old defender wants to wear the blue and gold shirt, such as Juan Román Riquelme, second vice president of Boca, said. The player did not concentrate with his teammates for today’s game that Huracán will play against Yupanqui for the 32nd round of the Argentine Cup.
Meanwhile, the youthful striker Valentín Barco will sign a link with Xeneize for one more year, his record expires on December 31 of this year. The forward marker, one of the ones with the greatest future in the lower leagues, had an offer from Getafe of 4 million dollars for 50% of his pass, which was ultimately not accepted by Boca.
Source: Ambito
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