In recent years it has become a constant at Club América: getting rid of some foreigners is a via crucis. The salaries paid in Coapa are usually above what other Liga MX teams can coverand that leaves the club with minimal room for maneuver in each transfer window.
That excess today has a name and surname in the market: Raphael Veiga. América wants to close the Palmeiras playmakerbut the operation remains blocked by a simple reality: there is no foreign position available. The main candidates to leave have been Víctor Dávila and José Raúl “La Pantera” Zúñiga, although the scenario is becoming more complicated than expected.
Does Zúñiga also refuse to leave America?
According to Julio Ibáñez, TUDN reporter, The board seeks to get rid of both Dávila and Zúñiga as soon as possible, but in principle neither of them wants to abandon América. And that detail, in the midst of negotiation, completely changes the situation.
The Dávila case is the most obvious: his salary is around 1.5 million dollars a year, a figure that makes it almost impossible to find an accommodation for him. in the MX League. But the surprise is that with Zúñiga, despite having a lower salary, the club has not been able to advance as expected.
The situation becomes a double lock: America advances in the Veiga plan, but cannot achieve it without releasing the quota. And as the days go by, the pressure falls on the board headed by Santiago Baños, who needs to resolve the funnel as soon as possible.
For André Jardine, the message is also clear: The reinforcement that would change the offensive face of the team remains “on pause” due to an administrative issue and market. And in Coapa, every week without a solution is another week with the project stopped.
