Playing the Copa Libertadores not only represents for a player the opportunity to play the most important continental tournament in Latin America, it is also a window to open up to the international soccer market. This has been the case of Kevin Velasco, a Deportivo Cali player.
According to the Brazilian portal Globo Esporte, the side is closely followed by Corinthians. Interest arose when Velasco faced Timão in two games during the group stage of the tournament., when those led at the time by Rafael Dudamel fell 1-0 in Brazil and drew goalless at Palmaseca. The green team then qualified for the South American Cup and was eliminated at the hands of Melgar by the coach of the Colombian National Team, Néstor Lorenzo.
The media indicates that at the beginning of July the team held meetings with their agent and proposed the idea to coach Vítor Pereira. In the conversations they point out that the club could ask for the player on loan since Cali asks for 3 million dollars for 70% of his pass.
Willian’s praise for Velasco
One of those who would welcome the arrival of Foquita, as he is nicknamed in Cali, would be Willian, one of the team’s benchmarks that arrived earlier this year from Arsenal. Velasco changed shirts with the Brazilian in one of the matches and Globo Esporte confirmed through the player’s entourage that he praised the Colombian for his talent.
In the last friendly of the Colombian National Team against Saudi Arabia, Velasco received his first call-up and played his minutes in the 1-0 victory. So far this year with Deportivo Cali, He has played 25 games with four goals and three assists.
