Cruz Azul’s football year is over and this gives rise to transfer marketwhich usually generates hundreds of novels in the different Liga MX teams. Of course, The Machine is always the protagonist in these cases and from there the name of Ignacio Riverokey in recent years.
After a 2024/25 season of pure goals and good performancesthe last six months of the cement captain were not the best, although it is logical. First of all His age (33) is beginning to be a determining factorbut it is also very difficult to stay on the “crest of the wave” for so long.
On the other hand, Nacho’s contract expires in December 2026 and speculation about a possible departure did not wait. This, furthermore, is subject to the popular clamor that asks for Rivero to leave to decompress the locker room a little, but also to free up a quota for a foreign player.
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Anyway this It would be very far from passing and there would be Nacho for a while. This was revealed by journalist Adrián Esparza Oteo in his personal X account, thus dispelling some rumors that began to gain notoriety in recent weeks. “Nacho Rivero, false that he wants to leave the team“He outlined first.
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Meanwhile, he revealed the plan that would be behind closed doors to fix his continuity in the Celestial Machine. “Nacho wants to continue and Cruz Azul is happy to continue with his captain for more years.”. Surely both parties will meet in a few weeks.” In this way, speculation disappears.

Where did the rumor of his departure come from?
According to information from journalist Rafael Ramos from ESPN a few days ago, the midfielder had the firm intention of leaving the club: “He wants to leave, and he wouldn’t be the only one in that position.”he released without hesitation. In any case, Oteo is a figure very close to Cruz Azul and follows his daily life, so his position is more truthful.
Meanwhile, the South American had clarified what he wants for his future: “My intention is to retire at Cruz Azul. Now I have a little bit of contract left but that will be seen later over time, but I would like to end up here at Cruz Azul,” he said in an interview he had with Shaggy Martínez months ago.