Boca and Carlos Izquierdoz: a bond that has broken and they are looking for an exit that seems imminent

The decision of Carlos Izquierdoz not to continue Mouth it had been taken a long time ago. Even when the center scorer himself revealed in heads-up play against River in 2021 that he was considering leaving the club. It is not something new. That’s why when he had the opportunity to leave three weeks ago due to a clause in his contract, he bullied Riquelme and his companions. He asked for an update of his contract (in the amount and in the dollar) to play the Copa Libertadores and then left, already 34, at the end of the season. Make an economic difference that the devaluation had not allowed in the country since 2018 and also stop carrying the captain of a locker room on his shoulders who no longer responded to their voice in unison. But everything has accelerated.

The hard crossover before the match against Corinthians in which he claimed a cash prize revived the old orders of Izquierdoz in times of pandemic, when he had asked Boca to pay his entire salary and not with the 30 or 40 percent discount that everyone in Argentine football and in destinations such as Real Madrid, Barcelona and Inter had performed, with the uncertainty of the pandemic. He had always been in the eye of the economic storm that came to Boca at the request of Guillermo Barros Schelotto and who had to earn a place in the locker room in 2019 when the side of Tevez and company made him feel the rigor of being a protege of Mellizo . He did it.

Izquierdoz performed – through ups and downs, triumphs and failures – on the pitch and was the first in the discipline category. Something that Riquelme has never failed to recognize, beyond her football gaze on him. But instead of waiting for a resolution in October, when all the ongoing competitions in the country will finish before they set their sights on the World Cup, everyone at Boca agrees that his departure could be timely. In every sphere they are the basis of that idea. It’s for the clubbecause he would avoid paying a very high salary (the one that was signed up to June was tripled) and also cut with an intimacy of conflicts – they also indicate Izquierdoz as the one who immediately airs them – which have escalated to other surnames prematurely, with televised debates; also for the player have a chance to have minutes (the last three practices he accused of having pain in his ankle operated on and did not train); for the technical staff who commands Hugo Ibarra, who, apart from the brawl in the background, did not even have a high football rating of Izquierdoz; for the locker roomwho must quickly find contacts to fill the place Cali will leave.

When will this situation occur?

The The Football Council has already discussed with the player’s representative and also with him, with whom they will try to agree on an exit that does not have economic attention as a priority. Any proposal that represents a minimum income for Boca will be accepted. And this will allow Boca, in the case of going to Mexico or Brazil (from where his agent says he has interested clubs), a quota to add some reinforcements until 8 August. And although the name of Cold Adonis shows up on the scene, he is not the only one planned.

With 146 games played, 7 goals and 5 titles, Izquierdoz’s future doesn’t just have an expiration date in Boca. Together they speed up time so that a link is cut as quickly as possible that it was already over but that it turned into a conflict (coincidence or not?) shortly after it was over. For now, the player has only posted an image in which he said “I haven’t had a fight with anyone in 15 years”, negating internal friction. It’s just a matter of waiting ..