Last weekend, Celtic beat Hearts 3-1 and the result at Celtic Park saw Martin O’Neill’s side clinch the title.
After the match, the manager praised Marcelo Saracchi inside the dressing room during the title celebrations.
Celtic signed the left-back on loan from Boca Juniors in August 2025 and his immediate future needs sorting.
Boca Juniors want to get rid of the Uruguay international as he occupies a foreign player slot.
This should come as encouragement for the Scottish Premiership winners, who have already shown interest to buy him. Two months ago, Saracchi’s agent Marcelo Tejera said Celtic want to retain the 28-year-old.
On April 28th, Sport Witness covered claims from Argentina of Celtic’s planned meeting to start working on a deal for the fullback. The meeting was to take place in two weeks.
Boca Juniors waiting for Celtic
Olé in Argentina also highlight Martin O’Neill praising Marcelo Saracchi during Celtic’s title celebrations and covers the latest on his future.
The buzz around the defender fits perfectly with the needs of Boca Juniors. Their foreign slots are now full following the arrival of Paraguayan Adam Bareiro.
The Celtic man, for his part, has a desire to extend his stay in Europe. Therefore, it’ll be a win-win situation for Boca Juniors and the player if O’Neill’s side were to buy him.
TyC Sports claim the Scottish champions would be looking to buy the Uruguayan.
Boca Juniors are now ‘awaiting a formal offer’ from Celtic for the fullback. The outlet are not aware of the financial terms, meaning the Argentine club’s demand or the fee O’Neill’s side could offer.
Saracchi’s exit is needed for his parent club to free up the foreign player slot.
Contract, value and stats
The defender played 962 minutes from 26 matches for Celtic, managing a goal and two assists.
His contract at Boca Juniors expires in December 2027 and Marcelo Saracchi’s value, as per Transfermarkt, is €2m.
Celtic can take advantage of this and Boca Juniors’ need to sell, to buy him for cheap.
