The Blue Cross have a problem: Chivas de Guadalajara. The herd as a whole did not stop in its attempts at repatriation Orbelín Pineda, a player who was “born” with rojiblancos and became an undisputed figure with cement producers. The contract of the heavenly offensive ends next December and there is still no sign of a renewal agreement.
Faced with this panorama of uncertainty, Cruz Azul gets nervous about following Ricardo Peláez’s team, who never denied his intention to hire Maguito. According to the latest information, Orbelín is asking for a higher salary than he is currently receiving to access a renewal, while La Maquina is looking for other options that will not further weaken the club’s finances.
According to information from the newspaper El Universal, from the office Jaime Ordiales They are looking for the best alternative to protect the player, whom they do not want to see dressed in a shirt other than the cement company in Liga MX. Always and according to this information, Cruz Azul wants to renew to sell Orbelín to European football.
However, the waters are not yet completely out of control, as there is no more money from Akron, so he would wait until December to remain free with the youth team. Queretaro, to whom they offered a contract according to their expectations.
A special case
Although there are several players in the team who conclude their contract at the end of this Guardians 2021, the El Maguito case takes precedence over the rest. With five titles in the same number of days in the current tournament, Orbelín’s importance in the team is only comparable to that of other figures, such as Jonathan Rodriguez Yes Luis Romo.
Good: the unit has been strengthened
Bad: there were no real signatures