Equi Fernández joins Bayer Leverkusen: the millions Boca will pocket | OneFootball

After several weeks of negotiations, Bayer Leverkusen finalized the signing of Ezequiel Fernández. The 23-year-old midfielder, who emerged from Boca Juniors, will leave Al-Qadisiya of Saudi Arabia and continue his career in the Bundesliga in Germany.

The deal was closed at 30 million euros, a higher amount than what the Saudi team had paid for the midfielder from the Xeneize. Additionally, there will be a 15% resale clause. Thus, Equi will join Erik ten Hag's squad for the 2025/26 season.

The native of San Miguel bids farewell to Al-Qadisiya, a club where he played 37 official matches, scoring 1 goal and providing 4 assists. In this way, he fulfills the goal he had when he left Boca: to play a season in Saudi Arabia and then make the leap to Europe.

Fernández will be the fourth Argentine player in Bayer Leverkusen's squad, which already included Exequiel Palacios, Alejo Sarco, and Claudio Echeverri. The "Diablito" was the last to join in this same transfer window, on loan from Manchester City.

When could Equi Fernández debut? Bayer Leverkusen will be in action next Saturday, August 30, visiting Werder Bremen, although Fernández's presence will depend on the evaluation by the club's technical staff and physical trainers. It is not ruled out that Equi's debut could be on Friday, September 12, at 3:30 PM (Argentina time) at home against Frankfurt.

The money that will go to Boca. The Xeneize were hopeful for a positive outcome in the negotiations, as they will receive approximately 4% of the transfer. This transfer, which takes the midfielder to European football, means an income of 1.2 million euros for the club from La Ribera.

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