Overview
- Villa, speaking to TyC Sports on Wednesday after Independiente Rivadavia’s cup exit, said he would not close the door on Boca and added that Juan Román Riquelme can call him.
- He confirmed recent talks with former Boca figure Mauricio “Chicho” Serna and said those conversations would continue.
- The forward said he will first sit down with his family and Independiente Rivadavia president Daniel Vila to decide his next step, and no offer from Boca has been announced.
- He noted River Plate interest from January that fell through because the sides did not agree on the numbers, after earlier saying he would go if Marcelo Gallardo called.
- Any return would have to navigate his unresolved legal and financial dispute with Boca that followed a 2023 suspended sentence for coercive threats and minor injuries, even as his strong form at Independiente Rivadavia has raised his profile, including a place in Colombia’s preliminary World Cup list.