Overview
- Negotiations between Boca Juniors and Celta de Vigo have moved into advanced stages with both sides optimistic the deal could be completed imminently.
- Celta initially offered about $6 million, Boca countered with $8 million, and reports say Celta has returned with roughly a $7 million proposal that could settle the fee.
- The Spanish transfer market stays open until the end of August and Boca faces urgency because Zeballos can leave on a free transfer when his contract ends in December.
- An earlier near-move to Napoli for about $10 million collapsed over Financial Fair Play constraints, showing how budget rules have already narrowed Zeballos’s options.
- Zeballos, 24, has 140 appearances and 16 goals for Boca and has been left out of recent squads, a development that underlines how the club and player are preparing for a change and could affect Boca’s roster moves in the coming days.