Gary Medel, Boca Juniors’ brand new reinforcement, was presented on Thursday night accompanied by Juan Román Riquelme. “Pitbull” returns to the Argentine club where he shone in 2009 and even scored a double in a Superclásico, quickly winning the affection of Xeneizes fans.
However, not everyone is happy with Medel’s return to Boca. Because Universidad Católica and its fans have been waiting for the return of “Pitbull” to the Crusaders for a long time. Something that seems to get further and further away. Although Gary Medel sounded strong to reach Colo Colo, the UC also sent a proposal to the player, but it did not happen.
The UC’s explanation after the failed attempt to sign Medel
Gary Medel left Vasco da Gama, where he ended up with various internal conflicts and will return to Boca Juniors with a contract until the end of 2025. Therefore, Medel did not keep his promise. Which promise? Return to UC and play a couple of years at a good level.
“If I return to South America, I return to Universidad Católica. I don’t want to go anywhere else. I want to give him important things, play in the Libertadores,” Pitbull said at the time.
Something that he did not comply with and left UC paying again, who are not at all happy with the decision of the historic player of the Golden Generation.
“As a club we worked on a proposal for the player and we sent it to him. We knew, because he told me, that he also had the option at Boca Juniors, which is an important club where he played,” said Juan Tagle, according to ADN.
The Cruzados helmsman stated that it was very difficult to compete for a signing against a South American giant like Boca Juniors, but they still made the attempt. “We do not know the details of that offer, but we imagine that from an economic point of view it must be more important. Gary has always expressed his desire to return to Católica, I think that keeps him going, but on this occasion he made the decision to accept Boca’s proposal. I wish him well. It is a tremendous challenge for him.”
“We respect his decision, we wish him the best and that he is happy in Boca. If in the future there is an option to the extent that he comes to contribute, the doors will remain open,” Tagle concluded.
