The success of America has not gone unnoticed outside of Liga MX, as was clearly demonstrated by the interest of the Botafogo in André Jardine almost a year ago. Although at the time they were unable to finalize the signing of the coach, now they could put the Eagles in trouble with a surprising move.
The thing is that the new Botafogo coach is Martín Anselmi, who would have several names in his portfolio that he knows well after his time at Cruz Azul. How would this affect America? Well, the Machine could release quotas for foreigners and play faster than the Águilas in the fight for Agustín Palavecino.
This was announced by César Merlo, a journalist who is a specialist in the transfer market. The Argentine announced that Lorenzo Faravelli is one of Botafogo’s great objectiveswhich could radically change the situation in the Cruz Azul transfer market for Clausura 2026.
Las Águilas have the same problem as Cruz Azul with the issue of foreigners, so the azulcrema board needs to hurry if they want to go for Palavecino. Necaxa remains firm on the price of the midfielder, but to negotiate the first thing is to have room for foreigners in the squad.
America does not give up on Palavecino
Journalist César Merlo also maintains that América continues to work on the arrival of Palavecino for Clausura 2026. The club would even have raised the possibility of including Víctor Dávila in the negotiations, which speaks of how much the midfielder is interested in Coapa.
When does America debut
The Águilas are preparing for the start of Clausura 2026, which will be as a visitor against Xolos from Tijuana. The match will take place next Friday, January 9, from 9:00 p.m. (central Mexico time)when Jardine’s team look for their first three points of the year.
