‘Ayrton Preciado Syndrome’ in Santos Laguna: $800,000 would have been paid for each goal by the club, which “will no longer buy the first time”

How do you qualify a foreign reinforcement for which an institution paid almost $8 million if in four and a half seasons that footballer only played 57 games and only scored ten goals? “The signing of Ayrton Preciado with Santos Laguna is already one of the worst fiascoes in the history of the Torreón club, due to the constant injuries that kept him off the pitch practically during the more than four years he belonged to the club.” That posted it newscast MX on their website the previous Friday.

“Ayrton Preciado, one of the worst fiascos in the history of Santos Laguna heads to Emelec,” says the Mexican press harshly

Preciado left Emelec as a star for football in Mexico at the end of July 2018, after being a key element in obtaining the national championship in 2017. With the electric ones, the Esmeralda player had a superlative individual performance and formed a duo lethal offensive with Bryan Cuckoo Angulo (who also did not give up when he was transferred abroad).

President of Santos Laguna confirms that Ayrton Preciado will leave the club and says: ‘With what happened with him, more detailed evaluations are made; looking for committed people

The highest transfer

For “approximately $8 million” Ayrton Preciado ceased to be an Emelec player, when his transfer to Santos Laguna of Mexican soccer became official. The figure was disclosed by the Mexican press. It is the highest transfer in the era of Nassib Neme”, EL UNIVERSO published on July 23, 2018.

“Emelec will not receive anything for Sebastián Rodríguez, you made a mistake and scare away the sponsors,” a former director of the Nassib Neme administration told José Pileggi

And of the “welcome to the team of champions!”, a message that Santos Laguna published more than four years ago on their social networks, to formalize the arrival of Preciado, in this 2023 the club from northern Mexico announced that it will give him all the facilities for the Guayaquileño to leave. But also, the ill-fated investment made by him will motivate a change in the club’s hiring policy.

It is that according to the specialized portal Transfermarkt in the Mexican league, for the Apertura and Clausura tournaments, since his arrival Preciado only played 57 games with the green and white Santos Laguna uniform (equivalent to $140,350 for each game). He scored just ten goals and provided four assists.

The lesions

And although misfortune was merciless with the tricolor, who suffered a couple of serious injuries (the last one was a fractured tibia, which kept him out of action between July and October 2022), when Preciado was in full physical condition It was not a determining element nor did it justify the cost of his pass.

And since Preciado’s goals in the Aztec championship cost Santos Laguna around $800,000 each (because he came in exchange for almost $8 million, making him the most expensive signing in the history of the Santos club, he says newscast MX), the Torreón entity announces changes when hiring).

“Regarding Ayrton Preciado, Dante Elizalde clarified that he is registered, but he intends to leave and Santos Laguna agrees, so they will give him all the facilities so that he can continue his career at another club,” it is mentioned in the newspaper Millenniumwhich includes statements from the team president.

It is added that “it is precisely because of this case of the Ecuadorian that Santos changed the way of negotiating reinforcements, now seeking more loan negotiations and not buying the first time.” Elizalde said that “(Preciado) did influence, it is a way of making contracts.” and the capital newspaper THIS the leader confirmed: “the same player is looking to go to another team and they are helping him so he can do it.” (D)