Cristian Lema’s future at Boca decided | OneFootball

As no club showed interest in acquiring his services, it seems that the central defender will remain at the institution until December, just like Chiquito Romero.

Amid the restructuring of the squad led by Miguel Ángel Russo during the transfer market, the future of the last of the three sidelined players is gradually being confirmed. While Marcos Rojo sealed his move to Racing and Marcelo Saracchi headed to Celtic on loan, Cristian Lema will stay at Boca until the end of the year.

As soon as he arrived, the coach informed him that he would not be considered before the team's trip to the United States for the Club World Cup. Since then, Lema has been training separately, and now, with Saracchi's departure, he is the only sidelined player left on the team.

For this reason, it seems that the central defender will remain at the club until his contract expires. In his case, the former Belgrano player tried to negotiate his departure after being sidelined: he submitted a proposal to terminate his contract, but the management rejected it.

Boca responded with a counteroffer, which also did not succeed. Since then, the defender has been training on his own, apart from the main group, waiting until December to leave as a free agent.

The same will happen with Sergio Romero, who will also stay at Boca. Currently, Chiquito has lost prominence and is not considered, as he is behind Agustín Marchesín, Leandro Brey, and Javier García in Russo's consideration.

It is important to note that the experienced goalkeeper was close to joining Newell’s after Keylor Navas' departure. The former Argentina national team player received a call from Cristian Fabbiani a little over a month ago, but negotiations between the clubs did not prosper.

The reality is that, although he will fulfill his contract and leave at the end of 2025, Romero was not sidelined from the group. This is because the former Manchester United player never had a conflict with Russo. As of today, he is the fourth goalkeeper in consideration.

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