There are few issues mothers love greater than speaking about their kids, even when it means revealing the place their son and reigning VALORANT world champion is heading this offseason just a bit bit early.
The potential transfer of Kelden “Boostio” Pupello from Evil Geniuses to 100 Thieves was first reported by long-time esports journalist Richard Lewis again in September, however Lewis famous that 100T’s first try at a buyout was shot down by EG. In accordance with one in every of Lewis’s sources, Boostio had needed to go away earlier than EG delivered an ultimatum to its gamers to both take a pay reduce to come back again or discover some other place to play.
However two tweets from the previous 24 hours point out that the Boostio-to-100T transfer will not be useless within the water simply but, they usually come from none aside from the reigning world champion’s mother. Boostio’s mother, who goes by Boostio_mom on X, retweeted the offseason spreadsheet from VALORANT insider Flynn final night time with the message “thanks @EvilGeniuses @100T_Esports.”
Boostio’s mother additionally replied to a query about 100T getting the roster collectively earlier than Purple Bull Residence Floor subsequent month, asking if doubtlessly Evil Geniuses would “mortgage” Boostio to 100T for the occasion. 100T are a confirmed participant for Purple Bull Residence Floor in Tokyo beginning Nov. 3, however solely have three lively members of the beginning roster on contract at present: bang, Asuna, and Cryocells.
Does Boostio’s mother know one thing we don’t? Effectively, in accordance with Boostio on a recent stream, his contract with Evil Geniuses ends initially of 2024. With the deal expiring at first of 2024, 100T may theoretically watch for the deal to finish, then supply him a contract with out going through an EG buyout clause. On the identical stream, Boostio stated he was not on 100T, however didn’t explicitly say he wouldn’t find yourself on 100T.
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