At 30, Leandro Paredes is still racing. Indeed, the Argentinian is playing for AS Roma this season, he who has been playing football since a young age. It all started in San Justo. A city where he was born as a person on June 29, 1994, then as a footballer a few years later since he took his first license at La Justina de Sant Justo. Subsequently, the midfielder wore the colors of Brisas del Sur before being spotted by Boca Juniors in 2002. Aged 8, he caught the eye of the Argentine team, where he climbed all the youth ranks before joining the professional group in 2010. He had also played alongside a certain Juan Roman Riquelme. Then, he made the big leap to Europe a few years later.
A complicated start to the season at Roma
After Chievo Verona, AS Roma (loan), Zénit Saint-Petersburg, he signed for Paris Saint-Germain in 2019. Author of 117 matches in all competitions (3 goals), Paredes has never played Unanimously, he has often been cataloged as Lionel Messi’s bodyguard. Loaned to Juventus in 2022-23, he did not convince. Despite this, the residents of the Parc des Princes did everything to kick him out in the summer of 2023. Sent to the famous loft with Mbappé, he finally settled down at Roma. A club that he knows by heart and with which the 2022 world champion wanted to relaunch. But his second adventure with the Giallorossi did not necessarily start ideally. If he played, his performances didn’t really impress.
Subsequently, he also had to digest the departure of José Mourinho, with whom he had a good understanding. But he got off to a good start under the orders of Daniele De Rossi. As a result, he finished his first season with a record of 49 matches in all competitions, including 47 as a starter. He scored 5 goals and delivered 7 assists. After a summer transfer window where he was offered to FC Barcelona, Paredes started this new season in the Italian capital as a replacement. For the moment, he has participated in 5 matches in all competitions. In detail, he participated in 3 Serie A matches (93 minutes in total, 3 times on the bench without coming into play) and 2 in the Europa League (99 minutes). That’s not much for the Argentinian international (67 caps, 5 goals).
Boca Junior is working to bring him back
Especially since he is reaching a turning point in his Roman adventure this summer. In fact, he will be free from any contract from June 30, 2025. A situation which has put a club on alert. This is Boca Juniors. A possible return of Leandro Paredes has been mentioned by the Argentine media for several years. But this time around, Boca fans have reason to be optimistic. This Monday, Tyc Sport reveals that Fernando Gago, who has just been appointed coach of the Argentine team, has made Paredes his priority. The two men know each other well since they played together at Boca Juniors in 2013. Tyc Sports specifies that Gago called the former PSG to explain his project and accelerate his return to the club by mid-2025. He told him that he would like to have him in his team from the start of the Club World Cup this summer 2025.
For the moment, Leandro Paredes is taking the time to think, he who is a big fan of Boca Juniors and who has the Bombonera tattooed on his chest. Having come to attend several matches of his former club, the 30-year-old midfielder, who does not rule out continuing in Europe, has already mentioned a possible return in the past. “When I left at 18, I said I wanted to retire here, because I didn’t play as long as I wanted. The desire is there. I don’t set a deadline, I live my career day by day.” But a comeback for Paredes is not impossible. Especially since the player, who saw himself returning at the end of his career, recently acquired a magnificent house in Buenos Aires. Enough to revive a little more the rumors surrounding his return to Boca Juniors.
