Arsenal were about to pay 50M U$D for him but they backed off because of this

Arsenal had returned to the charge for Boca Juniors striker Cristian Pavón, and was willing to pay Xeneize the 50 million euros of the footballer's clause, according to the English press. According to the Daily Mail newspaper, the new football director of the London club, the Spaniard Raúl Sanllehí had reinitiated contacts with the riverside club to obtain the services of the player who was with the Argentine national team at the World Cup in Russia.

It is not the first time that Arsenal went in search of the Cordoba, whom he already loved when the Chilean Alexis Sánchez left the club. After the World Cup, and before the rumors of interests of several large Europeans (Barcelona, among others), the Boca leadership increased the clause to Pavón from 30 to 50 million. However, a drop in his level, he dismissed all the plans early.

The truth is that Cristian Pavón showed great potential and abilities since he emerged in the Boca Juniors first team in 2016. At one time, there were reports that stated that Premier League side Arsenal were ready to pay the release clause in his contract (50M U $ D).

Pavón played in the World Cup 2018 but lost his form and ended up being loaned to MLS side LA Galaxy. He is now back in Argentina and Boca will hope to get him back to the great player he once showed he could be.

Cristian Pavón: Teams he played for

At the club level, Cristian Pavón only played with the Boca Juniors and Los Angeles Galaxy shirts. To this is added the call for the Argentine national team, for which he has not been cited since the elimination in the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Cristian Pavón: Actual trasnfer value

The current value of Cristian Pavón, according to Transfermarket is 12 million euros, that is, just under 15 million dollars.

Cristian Pavón: Highlights