Boca president confirms Nahitan Nández will be sold to Cagliari | OneFootball

Boca Juniors president Daniel Angelici announced on Tuesday that the club has accepted an undisclosed offer from Serie A side Cagliari for midfielder Nahitan Nández.

The 23-year-old has been a huge part of Boca’s lineup and also earned 20 caps for Uruguay – featuring in all five of his country’s matches in the World Cup in Russia this summer, starting four of them.

“We have accepted Cagliari’s offer for Nández because we spoke to the player and he wants to go to Italy,” Angelici told Radio La Red.

“What we do not accept is the form of payment and that is what we are working on.

“It will be up to the Italian club to make the effort. At the moment, the first installment of the offer is not enough to pay taxes.”

Nández’s arrival could mean the end for Nicolò Barella at Cagliari, who is rumored to be joining Chelsea on a €50m deal.

19-year-old centre-back Leonardo Balerdi is also set to leave the club despite making just five first-team appearances for Boca.

Angelici said on Tuesday that Borussia Dortmund representatives are in town to discuss the long-rumored deal.

“The Borussia Dortmund leaders have traveled [to Argentina],” said Angelici.

“With Balerdi, it’s the same as the rest. It’s not Boca’s intention to let players go, less so youngsters.

“He has a release clause of 10 million [US dollars]. It seemed an exaggeration when we signed at the time, but now we have a higher offer.

“I will listen to the proposal and we will see how the meeting ends.”

Balerdi is not the only youngster Boca Juniors could lose in the January window.

Agustin Almendra, who is just 18-years-old, is being targeted by Inter Milan and Napoli in a €26m deal.