Cavani. The 37-year-old Uruguayan striker made it clear that his intention is to hang up his boots at Xeneize. “We have to prepare well for 2025,” he said.
Edinson Cavani, emblematic Uruguayan striker and Boca’s top scorer, dropped a bombshell before the start of the preseason: he confirmed that his idea is to retire with the Blue and Gold shirt in the future.
“As I said on the first day, it is an incredible experience that I have to live. I enjoy it, it is a lot of responsibility, but I enjoy it. That is why I always try to give my best so that everything works,” he said.
I already said that I was going to finish my career at Boca and I think I will respect that,” added the 37-year-old Uruguayan striker, who is in Punta del Este, where he promoted his wine brand (which he presented a few months ago).
In addition, Cavani made it clear that he is focusing on the next season, in which the Xeneize will face the preliminary Phase 2 of the Copa Libertadores and the local championship, with the Club World Cup – which will be held in the United States in the middle of the year – on the horizon. “We have to prepare well for 2025, we have been preparing well,” he said.
The Uruguayan – the great star who arrived at the Xeneize in mid-2023 – went from less to greater in his time at Boca, until he established himself as a scorer and a reference in 2024, beyond some absences in games due to physical discomfort.
In this season, the Matador scored 20 goals in 39 games between local tournaments and the Copa Sudamericana (including a goal against River in the Superclásico of the quarterfinals of the Professional League Cup, in Córdoba). In October he renewed his contract for another year, until December 2026. Now, he confirmed his decision to hang up his boots with the Blue and Gold shirt.
On the eve of the start of the preseason, five highly experienced players from Millonario will continue in the institution and will be under the orders of Marcelo Gallardo.
River is finalizing details before starting its preseason in San Martín de los Andes and is beginning to define what will be the assembly of its squad, within which Marcelo Gallardo can be sure that he will be able to count again on five great references who promise to be on and off the field of play. The Millionaire plans to be one of the main drivers of the transfer market but also did a great job within its roster of current players, and ended up defining the continuity of key pieces for the Muñeco either as starters or as alternatives in 2025.
That is the case of players such as Leandro González Pirez, who is not expected to be a starter over Germán Pezzella, Paulo Díaz and the imminent arrival of Lucas Martínez Quarta but who will remain in the institution, as long as he does not receive an important offer in this transfer market.
The same happens with champions of America such as Nacho Fernández and Milton Casco, who awakened the desire of Gimnasia to repatriate him but who will finally start the work in Mendoza with the rest of the Millonario squad.
One of Gallardo’s main wishes was to secure the continuity of Gonzalo “Pity” Martínez and Manuel Lanzini, who seem to be just one signature away from the smile of the River Plate coach who in 2025 will seek to compete again at the continental and national level, always with the Copa Libertadores as his goal.
As if that were not enough, in Núñez the hope of being able to secure the return of Enzo Pérez in the first days of January is growing, after the confirmation of the midfielder himself that he will not renew his contract with Estudiantes when it expires after December 31, which would mean the return of a leader on and off the field of play for Gallardo.
Te pueden interesar:
https://www.instagram.com/diarioncomatanza
https://facebook.com/diarionco
Un Comentario.