Overview
- In a new interview, Barco said he asked Leandro Paredes to keep Boca’s number 5 shirt for him and promised to come back in peak condition.
- Multiple outlets report he is set to join Chelsea after the 2026 World Cup.
- Crónica reports the contract would run through 2031, a detail not independently confirmed.
- He boosted his national-team case by scoring his first Argentina goal in a friendly against Zambia.
- If the transfer is completed, Boca would receive about 3% of the fee under FIFA’s solidarity mechanism for training clubs.