Boca
collected and pocketed the 10 million dollars of the termination clause that Brighton & Hove Albion of England paid for the signing of Valentín Barco.
Although it was good business for the club, Colo's departure generated discomfort in the Football Council.
This is why they no longer want the kids trained in
Boca Predio
to leave on these terms.
This Wednesday, the club renewed the contract of
Ezequiel Fernández
, one of its best jewels, and raised the amount that a potential buyer will have to pay to execute his clause.
“Ezequiel Fernández signed the renewal of his contract until December 2028 together with Mauricio Chicho Serna of the Football Council. Boca is your home, Equi!”
, Boca Juniors published on their social networks, officially announcing the renewal of the youth team.
Equi 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣8️⃣ 😄
Ezequiel Fernández signed the renewal of his contract until December 2028 together with Mauricio Chicho Serna of the Football Council.
Boca is your home, Equi!
💙💛💙 pic.twitter.com/hAJzgy6j9l
— Boca Juniors (@BocaJrsOficial) March 13, 2024
Fernández's contract with the Ribera club ended in December 2026
.
In his new contract, the player achieved an improvement in his salary that goes hand in hand with an important exit clause.
In Boca they know that
Equi
became one of the pillars of the team and that is why this Wednesday
they signed the extension of the link with the institution until 2028.
The signing of the new contract took place in the offices of the property located in Ezeiza and with the participation of Mauricio
Chicho
Serna.
Equi Fernández trained in Boca, had a stint at Tigre and returned to Xeneize to earn a place in the middle of the field.
He consolidated himself with Almirón and was key for the team to reach the final of the Copa Libertadores.
With Diego Martínez (his coach at Matador) he is already established in the starting eleven at 21 years old and is one of the players who most seduces the greats of Europe.
Equi Fernández is recovering from a tear in his right hamstring and has not played since the Superclásico with River, on the seventh date.
From the club they assure that the footballer born in San Miguel is rushing his return and is in the final part of his recovery.
If there are no problems, he could return to the field on March 23 against Central Norte de Salta, in Boca's debut in the Argentine Cup.
Equi Fernández training after his right hamstring tear
Since he made his debut with the xeneize shirt in 2021, the midfielder with a presence in the Argentine Under 23 National Team that qualified for the Paris 24 Olympic Games, played 49 games, provided two assists and won the Argentine Super Cup 21/22.
At the international level, he debuted with the Argentina U-17 National Team in 2019, with Pablo Aimar as technical director.
He played in the South American under-17 tournament and became champion of said tournament in which he played 6 games and scored a goal.
He also participated in the category World Cup that same year, but the national team was eliminated in the round of 16.
Equi Fernández playing the U23 pre-Olympic
He is currently part of the Argentine U-23 National Team, with which he played the pre-Olympic tournament last January and in turn, he was going to be part of Lionel Scaloni's squad for the double FIFA date in March, but due to his injury he was not was finally summoned.