Boca Juniors is already thinking about what the 2024 season will look like and one of the names that sound like reinforcements is that of the Chilean Arturo Vidal, who has expressed his intention to join the team of Luis Advíncula and Co. However, in the last hours there is an aspect that worries the Xeneize institution and could prevent the signing of the “King”.
Why is Arturo Vidal's signing to Boca Juniors complicated?
Although Boca president Juan Román Riquelme expressed his preference for the 36-year-old midfielder a few weeks ago, Diego Martínez's team only has one foreign spot.
“In Boca there are concerns about quotas for foreigners. Why? Because although today Boca has the possibility of accepting players who are not born in the country and not nationalized, the reality is that at the same time they believe in it.” “It is too early to fill this vacancy. At the moment, with Vidal, they do not want to close the only door that has so far been available to them to welcome a foreigner,” said Diario Olé.
They also emphasized that there are currently no offers for the foreign footballers in the squad. It is important to highlight that the Peruvian Luis Advíncula takes one of the seats.
“At the moment the Xeneize has occupied five of the six places available for foreigners. Marcelo Saracchi, Edinson Cavani, Miguel Merentiel, Luis Advíncula and Bruno Valdez (…). One remains free with the possibility that there could be another if.” “Everyone who is already there is leaving, even though there are no offers at the moment,” the media explained.
Situation between Arturo Vidal and Boca Juniors. Photo: Photo by Diario Olé
What did Arturo Vidal say about playing for Boca Juniors?
Via his Twitch channel, Arturo Vidal He spoke about Riquelme's words and did not hesitate to express his desire to star in La Bombonera.
“Do I think I was born to play for Boca? I guess so. It's a similar team to me… If I signed for Boca I would have to dye my hair blue. It would be a dream to sign there,” he said.