The surprise transfer claim regarding Beşiktaş, which continues its efforts at full speed to strengthen its offensive line next season, came from South America. According to the news in El Futbolera Ecuador; The black-and-white management has put Paraguay’s center forward Alex Arce, who is in the same group with our National Team in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, on its radar. The news also claimed that there was a possibility that Black Eagle would add the 30-year-old striker to its squad after the World Cup.
7 MILLION DOLLAR OFFER
It was noted that the black-whites’ interest in the experienced striker is not new. It was claimed that Beşiktaş made an offer of approximately 7 million dollars for Alex Arce at the end of 2024. The contract of the 30-year-old player, who plays for Independiente Rivadavia, one of the Argentine League teams, with his club will expire on December 31, 2028. The Paraguayan striker, who had the chance to play in a total of 16 matches this season, netted 11 times. Arce scored 8 goals in 5 matches in the Libertadores Cup.
QUITO WILL RECEIVE A SHARE FROM THE SALESKPAY
Alex Arce was transferred from LDU Quito to Independiente Rivadavia during the summer transfer period last year for a transfer fee of 2.55 million euros. Ecuadorian team LDU Quito added a clause to the contract that allows the Paraguayan player to receive a 20 percent share from the next sale. For this reason, it was stated that LDU Quito club is closely following the developments regarding Arce.
IT IS COMPARISON TO CARDOZO
Alex Arce is truly a classic center forward in the penalty area… He has the profile of a forward who smells the goal, has a high level of positional knowledge and draws attention with his finishing skills. Football authorities liken the style of the 30-year-old experienced football player to the former Paraguayan striker Oscar Cardozo, who also played for Trabzonspor for a while and stood out as a scorer.
HE BECAME THE TOP SCORER TWICE
The 1.87 meter tall player experienced the most productive periods of his career in Independiente Rivadavia and LDU Quito teams. He managed to become the top scorer in the Argentine 2nd League with Rivadavia in 2023, and in the Ecuadorian League with LDU Quito in 2024.
5.5 MILLION EUROS WAS PAID
According to Transfermarkt data, the total transfer fee paid to date for Alex Arce, whose market value is 3.5 million euros, is 5.5 million euros. The experienced center forward, who played his first national match against Peru on June 8, 2024, wore the jersey of the Paraguay National Team 14 times in total. Alex Arce has only one goal in his national team career.