Thiago Almada confessed that he received a phone call from Boca Juniors president Juan Román Riquelme to finalize his arrival at the club. “I had a call from Román, but that was it,” he stated. The direct contact from the Xeneize vice-president confirms that there was a concrete interest, although the player had already defined his future in Europe and prioritized the offer from Atlético de Madrid, where he continues to solidify himself under the orders of Diego Simeone. At 24 years old, the midfielder is going through one of the most important moments of his career, with the possibility of consolidating himself in one of the most competitive leagues in the world and continuing to be observed by Lionel Scaloni for future call-ups to the Argentina National Team. Beyond his present in Spain, Almada does not rule out that, at some point, his path may lead him back to Vélez Sarsfield, the club that marked his beginnings and to which he promises to return “when the right moment comes.” “I had already chosen to play for Botafogo,” revealed the member of the Argentina National Team, world champion in Qatar 2022. In closing his remarks, the “Guayo” confirmed that in a hypothetical return to Argentine football, he would wear the colors of Vélez Sarsfield.
