Chivas will be closing its preseason stage in the coming days to report ready to start its participation towards Clausura 2026 when it faces Pachuca on the Akron Stadium field; however, A slight hope arose that the campus is not yet closed.
Although various communicators have assured that the Guadalajara board has decided to stop negotiating for possible reinforcements for the next semester, A new report has restored hope to the red and white fans who are still waiting for a central defender.
Due to the fragility that the chiverío demonstrated in its low team during the Apertura 2025, the coach Gabriel Milito would have requested the incorporate a player who could carry out the football idea that he proposes, although said incorporation has not been possible.
However, the TUDN reporter, Adrián Esparza Oteo, assured in his X account that the Atlético de San Luis defender, Eduardo Águila, He would be “very close to Chivas”, despite the fact that there are other clubs interested in the 23-year-old defender.
What does César Luis Merlo say about the signing of Eduardo Águila?
“This is the information that I have checked in two clubs: I asked the board of directors of Atlético de San Luis and Guadalajara. Chivas closed the first two reinforcements in one fell swoop and was not going to rush. I do not rule out the arrival of a central defender, but there is no negotiation or offer for Eduardo Águila“explained the communicator on the Vamos Show YouTube channel.
Will Eduardo Águila be Chivas’ reinforcement for 2026?
Several Specialized journalists in the Chivas source have agreed that the San Luis defender is very far from Guadalajaraso they have even ruled it out, information that agrees with that of César Luis Merlo.
So the version of Adrián Esparza, who specializes in the Cruz Azul fountain, has aroused greater skepticism among red-and-white fans for providing a report on a club that it does not cover regularly.
Why had the negotiations between Chivas and San Luis for Eduardo Águila cooled down?
Guadalajara had the Mexican defender on their radar since the previous semester when the possible arrival of coach Domenec Torrent was announced; However, in that semester the conversations would have been resumed, but they would have cooled down because The people of Potosí wanted close to 6 million dollars for Eduardo Águila’s letter.
