Enner Valencia, ‘real option’ to reinforce Cruz Azul

Cruz Azul needs strikersthis is the generalized analysis of the Mexican press, where names sound to reinforce the squad, among these that of the Ecuadorian Enner Valenciawho until 2020 defended Tigres in the LigaMX.

Director coach Raúl Gutiérrez saw the arrival of Uruguayan Luis Suárez cut short as a reinforcement of the campus, to this was added the Gonzalo Carneiro’s injury, so the DT should have kept Iván Morales and Ecuadorian Michael Estrada on the payroll, despite the fact that he had advanced that he did not have his contribution for this tournament.

Double for Enner Valencia in victory for Fenerbahce

This leaves in one plight of La Máquinasomething that sought to clarify the director Victor Velazquez, for whom Valencia and the Colombian Radamel Falcao are real options to sign this pass market.

“There are several that we are probing, analyzing. We have not concluded the hiring of the striker we are looking for, but that’s where we are, we sounded out several, among them those who are commented (Valencia and Falcao), and others,” said the manager to the program Sports.

But in addition to the intention to sign them and a possible agreement, There is an additional issue that Cruz Azul must solve for the arrival of a reinforcement in attack: freeing up a quota for foreigners on the payroll, for which they already work with DT Gutiérrez.

“We have some forwards seen but The issue right now is the vacancies, we are waiting for one to be released and we are going to give continuity to the matter. I have to discuss it with Raúl (Gutiérrez), but we are seeing who is leaving,” Velázquez pointed out.

If his transfer to Cruz Azul is arranged, for Valencia it would be marking a he came back to the MX League after his performance with Tigres until 2020.

Superman stands out with Fenerbahce in the Turkish Super League, where this Sunday he scored a brace in the 2-1 win over Gaziantep, a game after which he was consulted by the rumors of the interest of clubs outside Turkey to sign him.

“I am at Fenerbahce and I am very happy here.. I appreciate the interest from other clubs, but right now we are focused on the championship, ”he indicated. (D)