Agustín Almendra, 22 years old and an unknown future. Photo: Instagram.
“Today they told me about it (Augustine) Almond“, started Mariano Closing in ESPN. The journalist took a few seconds from his program to reveal a version linked to the non-renewal of the player’s contract Mouth.
The memory of the episode has to do with the situation that Boca is going through this week, marked by the conflict between the management and Agostino Rossithe goalkeeper who is about to leave free once his relationship with the club ends, in June 2023.
That misunderstanding with the goalkeeper adds to the list of problematic outings which includes Wanchope Ábila, Eduardo Salvio, Cristian Pavón and Carlos Izquierdoz, among others. Almendra also appears but in the case of the youth teams his departure was surprising because the Football Council was the one who supported him when Sebastiano Battaglia punishes him for indiscipline and it was believed that he would return to the first team after the expulsion of the DT.
What made him change his mind? According to Closs, the young man did not like the fact that he had arranged a meeting with one of Riquelme’s trusted men, but that they had set him up. How come? “Why did he fall asleep”revealed the man who brings the Champions League back in the sporting signal.
“The Almendra thing wasn’t like everyone says. He said he wouldn’t renew but for a situation that happened for that to happen“, The reporter started laughing, knowing he was revealing something unknown.
Agustín Almendra and his story in Boca, full of ups and downs. Photo: Juano Tesone.
“They almost induced him to leave Boca because Almendra wanted to continue in the club,” added the ESPN F12 driver, at noon on the sporting signal.
And he closed: “Someone from the Football Council gave him a moment to meet and chat and that someone who had to go fell asleep. And Almendra didn’t like it because they left him up for a couple of long hours … So, the people don’t know these things. Neither do we because I discovered it today. “
The story of Almond in Boca
Agustín Almendra y Boca’s story is full of ups and downs. They say that from love to hate there is only one step and there are those who also say that love and hate are very similar. What is certain is that the player and the members of the Football Council are not indifferent to all this.
At the time, Juan Román Riquelme had said that Almendra would “get as far as he wants”. The quality of the midfielder is indisputable, but his physique and his character have conspired for this present in which he is marginalized from the Primera squad and with one foot out of the club.
Almendra tries to recover his best form after an injury that drags his ankle. Before the start of the 20/21 season, with Miguel Russo as DT, in the last friendly before the competition against Sarmiento de Junín, he received a kick that has mistreated him ever since.
When he was removed by Sebastián Battaglia, Almendra took advantage of it and went to the operating room to undergo surgery and give a definitive solution to the physical problem.
Almond and his last smiles with the Boca shirt, with the Riserva.
Boca has decided to sell him, but there are no proposals for the 22-year-old midfielder. And from the player’s environment there isn’t much help: has changed representative four times in the past four years. Over the past two years, San Francisco-born footballer Solano has played very little. He had a few minutes with Russo and then started shooting with Battaglia until he argued with the coach and the referees.
In this context, Almendra has taken the decision – and has already communicated it to the Council – not to renew the contract with Boca and, if no offer appears, will be released in June 2023. The player – cautious – announced his decision to the management a year in advance so that they look for an offer for him and he can continue his career at another club.
Boca needs to sell. It has been a while since he managed to close a major cash operation and Almendra’s departure gave them that chance. But since it doesn’t sound, no concrete proposal to make a big ticket sale. All the offers received so far for the player are on loan and Boca cannot lend him because Almendra will be released in June next year and would remain with the pass in his possession when he returns from the loan.
Agustin Almendra played against River in Superclásico played in October 2021, at the beginning of the Battle cycle. Photo: Juan MABROMATA / AFP.
To go on loan with a redemption option, Almendra would have to accept the contract renewal, but the player has already taken a stand. So what the club wants is that the representative comes close to a concrete offer, albeit low. That way they would keep a percentage for a future sale, but at least the situation would be unlocked and Almendra could show his skill on the pitch.
Almendra is not contributing to the club at the moment and Boca cannot sell it because the player does not play. When he was removed from the squad after the fight with Battaglia, in Boca they decided that he would have to play in the Reserve to be able to show it. The same would happen now, but since Almendra doesn’t come from the physical, it’s not even a possibility. And at Boca they know that having him in the club is no longer a solution.
Source: Clarin
