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The Deportivo Alavés has initiated formal negotiations with Boca Juniors to secure the signing of Lautaro Di Lollo, a 22-year-old center-back, in this summer transfer window. It is the new request from Quique Sánchez Flores.
The Spanish club has put forward an initial formal proposal for a one-year loan with a fee and a purchase option, aiming to finalize the arrival of the player valued at €7.00 million according to Transfermarkt, and whose contract in Argentina expires in December 2029.
🚨Alavés has opened negotiations to sign Lautaro Di Lollo.
— César Luis Merlo (@CLMerlo) July 22, 2026
*️⃣There is already an initial formal offer to Boca: one-year loan with a fee and purchase option. pic.twitter.com/YrCl856SOf
Deportivo Alavés working on the signing of Lautaro Di Lollo
As reported by journalist César Luis Merlo, the proposal from Deportivo Alavés aims to structure the transfer through a paid loan with a non-obligatory purchase option. The center-back has 17 appearances with the Argentina U-20 national team and completed the last season with 13 matches and 1 goal scored in the national league.
The player plays a secondary role in Rodolfo Arruabarrena's tactical scheme, having lost his direct starting position to Nicolás Figal. This lack of playing time in the starting lineup facilitates his departure from Boca Juniors, where the board is analyzing the financial terms to give a final response to the Vitorian board.
Deportivo Alavés outperforms Brazilian competition
The Deportivo Alavés has taken the lead in the bid for the defender over the previously shown interest from Serie A clubs in Brazil. Vasco da Gama considered making a direct purchase offer for his rights, but the negotiation did not materialize into written proposals.
Meanwhile, Corinthians informally contacted the Boca Juniors board months ago to inquire about the central defender's contract situation, without formalizing an offer. With the Brazilian market being inactive, the Basque team emerges as the primary option to finalize the player's transfer to Europe.
The board of Boca Juniors must provide a formal response to the offer sent from the Mendizorroza offices in the upcoming days of July 2026.
The final progress of the operation will depend on the figure set in the purchase option that the South American club will request before authorizing the journey of Lautaro Di Lollo to join Deportivo Alavés.
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, El Alavés quiere pescar en Boca Juniors
