Santiago Solari leads the Eagles, who recently announced the signing of midfielder Jonathan Dos Santos.
Joao Rojas is on the squad for the 2022 season of Emelec, however, on Sunday the Mexican media Millennium published that the attacker of the millionaires would be the target of America from the Clausura tournament of the MX League that begins in January.
“América would be looking for the Ecuadorian Joao Joshimar Rojas after he has already added Diego Valdés and Jonathan Dos Santos to their ranks,” says the digital version of Millennium.
Rojas, 24, was a figure in the millionaire team in the last LigaPro Serie A tournament and this year he won the call to the Ecuadorian team to play the South American qualifying for the World Cup in Qatar 2022.
After the final that Emelec lost to Independiente del Valle (4-2 on aggregate) for the national championship title on December 12, Rojas has been ratified in the blue squad.
At the moment, the Buenos Aires institution has announced 21 names of footballers who are part of the 2022 squad, among them also midfielders Sebastián Rodríguez and Alexis Zapata or forward Alejandro Cabeza.
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According to information it develops Millennium, Rojas “could reach the whole of Coapa for an amount around 2.5 or 3 million dollars.” The Transfermarkt site rates the Ecuadorian’s token at 600,000 euros ($ 800,000).
On November 18, the ’10’ of the millionaires was linked to Mexican soccer as an “option for America in the Clausura 2022”.
“This is a signing that would be ideal for Coapa if they can make it happen. The situation looks complicated due to the fact that it is a sought-after element in the market ”, indicated the digital version of the magazine Total soccer.
América led the regular phase of the last Apertura 2021 tournament, but in the quarterfinals they were eliminated in their own stadium by Pumas UNAM.
In a recent interview with the channel on YouTube Harmony TV, Rojas acknowledged that “someday leaving” the George Capwell stadium, transferred abroad, can “be complicated” if he does not win a national title with the Bombillo.
The one from El Guabo (province of El Oro) played in 2021 between LigaPro Serie A and Copa Sudamericana a total of 35 games, scored 11 goals and gave 7 assists. (D)
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