Bombshell: Boca closed its second reinforcement :: Olé

The furor generated among Boca fans by the return of Gary Medel is still in the air. The Chilean signed a contract for 18 months and He became the first reinforcement of a transfer market that started with everything for Xeneize. And apparently, it continues at full capacity: after the Pitbull presentation, The Football Council reached a total agreement to have the second incorporation: Tomás Belmonte.

The 26-year-old midfielder from Toluca de México was the priority of Juan roman riquelme after Medel’s arrival. In fact, Boca immediately reached an agreement with the midfielder and then moved forward firmly with formal contacts between the clubs. All that remained was for details to be resolved to reach this definitive OK.

Boca will buy a part of Toto’s pass of between 50 and 70 percent and will have its second reinforcement for the start of the preseason. Because the footballer will arrive between Wednesday and Thursday for the review and signing of the contract, and it is expected that he will be able to be there this Friday when Diego Martínez’s team returns to training.

It is not new that Riquelme is looking for Toto again. Yes, it is new that he does it in this transfer market, but it is not the first time. The brand midfielder has seduced the president of Boca since its appearance in Lanús in 2017. He had already gone looking for him, although when it could be, destiny put Mexico in front of Belmonte’s path, who left for that country in the middle of last year.

Without a doubt, its arrival would be another very good news for Diego Martinez, which not only needs players, but above all needs midfielders. And Belmonte applies in that request: He is a midfielder with more defensive characteristics, which does not mean that he does not step into the area. He does it, and reaches the goal. Even in his stage In Granate he scored 16 goals (in 172 games)most of them being headed heads despite the fact that he is not a player who stands out for his height.

However, In what position do you see him in Boca? The first thing that stands out is his versatility to move in the midfield, but for now Belmonte would have all the numbers bought to play as an 8, as a right midfielder. Possibly one of the positions that had the most candidates (like the left wing until the arrival of Kevin Zenon), although the starter for Martínez now there is Pol Fernandez (with ups and downs), it is still not known what his future will be (he has a contract until December, but would he have asked the Council to leave now?

During his time in Mexican soccer, He played a total of 32 games with the Toluca shirt, scoring three goals and giving a total of four assists. In addition, he participated in five competitions during his almost one-year stay with the Mexican team. Within these games in the different championships, Belmonte rotated between starting and substituting, without definitively establishing himself in either. What yes, and this is very good news, he did not suffer any injuries.

In the Liga MX Apertura, the Argentine played 10 games, of which in five he was part of the starting 11, and in five he came off the bench. In the Liga MX Clausura, he participated in 17 games, of which he started ten, and came off the bench on seven occasions.

In the Leagues Cup, Toluca played three games but Belmonte was present in only one, in which he was a substitute and entered in the second half. In the Clausura Liguilla, he played two games, one of them as a starter. And finally, in Concacaf he was in the starting 11 only once, while in the Concachampions as well.

Of the 32 games he played, On 18 occasions he did so as a starter, while on the remaining 14 occasions he came off the substitute bench. In Boca, due to the absences for the round of 16 playoff, he will start as a starter…