The first rays of sunshine on Monday are just beginning to filter through and Boca has already dropped its first bombshell. Although it was a rumor that was flying around the Ezeiza grounds and was gaining more and more strength, in the last few hours it became a reality: Ayrton Costa will be a new reinforcement for the squad led by Fernando Gago for 2025.
After raising the numbers of its first proposal (2.3 million euros for 90% of the transfer, which was rejected), the Xeneize reached an agreement with Royal Antwerp of Belgium and will buy the entire defender’s record in exchange for three and a half million dollars.
The Football Council expects the former Independiente and Platense player to undergo a medical examination in Buenos Aires on Tuesday so that he can sign a three-year contract and be formally presented as the new face of the team, which already has Carlos Palacios and is looking to sign Alan Velasco as soon as possible, although the last offer was rejected by Dallas.
Thus, Gago adds a powerful, fast and strong player in marking. The coach’s idea is that he will be an alternative as a second central defender, since Marcos Rojo would be the starter. On the other hand, and as he has done both recently and for most of his career, he can also play as a left back, a position covered by Marcelo Saracchi, Lautaro Blanco and Frank Fabra.
His journey through Europe lasted little and nothing: he arrived from Rojo less than six months ago to Royal Antwerp in exchange for 2.3 million euros for 90% of his transfer. Beyond being a completely different football to the Argentine, he adapted quickly and was a regular protagonist from the start, with 16 starts in 19 games, although on the last day before returning to the country he was a substitute.
River frees up foreigner’s quota: Nicolás Fonseca will play in Bragantino
River started 2025 fully in the transfer market. In addition to the five additions already made, Martínez Quarta being the last, the Millionaire is also working on the departures from the squad, with the aim of freeing up one of the foreign quotas. The one who now has everything on track to say goodbye to the club is Nicolás Fonseca, who will be bought by Bragantino.
So far, the official numbers have not been revealed, but it is almost a fact that the midfielder will leave the Núñez squad to be a new reinforcement for the Brazilian club. The Uruguayan had arrived at River in January 2024 from Montevideo Wanderes in exchange for 2.2 million dollars.
However, he was not able to establish himself under Martín Demichelis or Marcelo Gallardo and only played 28 matches and scored one goal (against Deportivo Táchira in the Copa Libertadores). His performance was not enough to take over the position over Rodrigo Villagra and Matías Kranevitter. The arrival of Enzo Pérez and the search for another number 5 -Kevin Castaño in the pipeline- caused him to be relegated for this new year.
San Lorenzo sold Iván Leguizamón to Martín Palermo’s Olimpia and settled a debt
Iván Leguizamón had his bags packed for a couple of days, but this Monday his departure was made official: San Lorenzo reached an agreement with Olimpia of Paraguay to sell 50% of his pass and he will be a new reinforcement for Martín Palermo, who had thrown flowers at him over the weekend.
The Cyclone, in urgent need of a significant financial injection, closed the transfer of the forward for a figure close to two million dollars, which includes the cancellation of the debt of 650 thousand dollars for Facundo Bruera, an operation that raised a lot of dust and sowed controversy in Boedo, since a few weeks later he went on loan to Barracas Central.
Both parties are exchanging papers at this time and, once the signatures are placed, San Lorenzo will have 1,350,000 dollars. They will not be clean, since taxes will have to be deducted, but they will be very necessary to be able to face the transfer market. Days ago, the sale of Santiago Sosa and Agustín Hausch to Defensa y Justicia had already been finalized in exchange for a million and a half dollars.
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