One of the pillars of Botafogo’s defense may be leaving the current transfer window. According to the newspaper “Al Raya”, Argentine Alexander Barboza, 30, is in advanced negotiations with Catar’s Al-Arabi.
According to the Catari Portal article, Barboza would be negotiated for five million euros, approximately 32.4 million reais in the current price. The agreement between the Qatar team should be sealed in the coming hours.
The Argentine player has a contract with Botafogo until December 31, 2026. He arrived at the Rio team in January last year, coming from Libertad, from Paraguay. In his period from Rio de Janeiro, Alexander Barboza won the titles of Brasileirão and the Copa Libertadores, and was starting in the club’s campaign.
Possible Barboza’s new destination, Al-Arabi ended in the ninth position in the last Catari Championship. The team is a national national champion and is currently led by Spanish Pablo Amo. The main highlights of the cast are defender Abdou Diallo and Ponta Pablo Sarabia, both former players of.
In the return after the end of the World Cup, Botafogo defeated Vasco 2-0 and remained in the G-6 of the Brasileirão. Now, the alvinegro team will face Vitória on Wednesday (16), at 21:30 (Brasília), at Nilton Santos Stadium.
