Overview
- Cavani announced on Thursday that he rescinded his Boca Juniors contract and posted a farewell message calling his time at the club a "beautiful journey."
- Reports say the split was driven by a persistent lumbar injury and by limited playing opportunities under recent coaching changes.
- Across nearly three years at Boca, Cavani made 81 appearances, scored 28 goals and provided four assists while completing just 27 full matches because of fitness problems.
- Argentine outlets had reported an imminent termination before Cavani’s video and Boca had not issued a formal club statement at the time of early reports.
- Boca is advancing talks to add an attacker, with media reporting a proposed $6 million offer for Sebastián Villa as the club moves to replace Cavani.