Paredes: ‘There is desire to join Boca Juniors, but not just one decision’ for 2025-26

Leandro Paredes confirmed there is the ‘desire’ to leave Roma for Boca Juniors, but ‘it does not depend on just one decision.’

The Argentina international had already been close to this return in January only to see his Giallorossi career revitalised by Claudio Ranieri.

Now the questions are being posed again with the arrival of new coach Gian Piero Gasperini and it remains to be seen if the man who turns 31 later this month will be part of that project.

Paredes open to Boca Juniors return

“Of course the desire is there, but it does not depend on just one decision,” Paredes told TyC Sports reporters as he landed in Miami for a vacation.

There have been reports he was in intensive talks with Juan Roman Riquelme, but replied “I talk to Roman all the time.”

It would be a special return to his hometown club, as the midfielder started out in the Boca Juniors youth academy and left for Chievo in 2014, spending most of his career in Italy.

There were also spells at Zenit St Petersburg and Paris Saint-Germain before returning to Juventus in 2022 and then Roma in 2023.

Paredes remains a fan of Boca Juniors and said that while on vacation he will be watching their games in the 2025 Club World Cup.

🗣️ “SIEMPRE ESTOY CERCA DE BOCA. LAS GANAS ESTÁN, PERO NO DEPENDE DE UNA DECISIÓN SOLA. NO SÉ SI ES EL MOMENTO, VAMOS A VER”

🎙️ Leandro Paredes, en su llegada a Miami para disfrutar de sus vacaciones, se refirió a la chance de ser jugador de #Boca.

🎙️ @matipelliccioni pic.twitter.com/3b3VkyrYpI

— TyC Sports (@TyCSports) June 11, 2025