Juan Román Riquelme’s recent comments about Arturo Vidal have caused a lot of excitement among xeneizes fans. However, an eventual arrival of the Chilean side’s experienced midfielder would entail a number of decisions regarding foreign players, including the members of the Peru team.
“In terms of the transfer market, Vidal’s is being compared to Luis Suárez’s (about his potential River signing). There’s no formal offer for the player but he knows that if he doesn’t continue in Europe he can pick up the phone and Boca will do everything possible. What is possible? He always takes care of the finances and the economy of the club and gives him the maximum contract he can aspire to in Argentine football,” journalist Emiliano Raddi told ESPN.
One of the points noted by the communicator was the alien squares. Albiceleste football allows each team to have six. Five of them can sign the return. The blue and gold squad includes Peru’s Carlos Zambrano and Luis Advíncula, the Colombian Jorman Campuzano Y Sebastian Villathe Venezuelan Jan Hurtado (on loan to Red Bull Bragantino) and the Paraguayan Oscar Romero.
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“Jan Hurtado seems to be the way to solve the problem of foreign quotas. Battaglia will have the problem in here. Even the five foreigners he deploys are important. Villa, Romero and Advíncula are starters, Zambrano and Campuzano are prime alternatives,” he added.
Although the institution’s vice-president made clear his wish for the 35-year-old midfielder to take over, this would have to be taken into account by the manager. “If Vidal comes, he will be a regular player, you think that. The point is who you leave without signing the statement. That will be a problem that Battaglia will have to solve,” he concluded.