😳 Coming to Boca? Ranieri's Revelation about Leandro Paredes | OneFootball

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The AS Roma coach gave the Argentine player a vacation and acknowledged that he knew he was not going to leave the club in this transfer market.

In Boca Juniors there was much hope for the return of Leandro Paredes, but the 30-year-old Argentine footballer will ultimately continue in AS Roma, where he will renew his contract until mid-2026. However, despite the prominence he has in the Italian team, his coach announced that he will have a vacation.

"I gave them vacations because these poor boys played little with (Daniele) De Rossi, played little with (Ivan) Jurić and have played a lot with me. Like it or not, they give everything, but they can't handle the intensity they've given. So I told them 'go on vacation'. It's more useful that they recharge energy than being on Sunday in Venezia. And that, for example, they are with their families. They are not out for low performance, they gave everything they could," said Ranieri in his last press conference.

However, in addition to confirming the unexpected rest, Ranieri surprised everyone by referring to the future of Leandro Paredes and revealing that he knew he was not going to sign for Boca Juniors in this last market.

"I read that a renewal option would be activated, but I couldn't find out more about it because I focused on other things. When Boca was mentioned, I was sure he would stay here," the Italian coach said.

With these statements, Ranieri confirms that Paredes intends to continue in Italy until the dispute of the FIFA World Cup 2026 with the Argentine national team.

In Boca, there was hope of seeing him return to play the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 with the blue and gold shirt, but his return to La Bombonera will probably be only next year.

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