Player swap with Toluca hits a snag | OneFootball

In recent days, it was revealed that Club América and Toluca were preparing a player exchange in this very transfer window.

Brian García, a right-back currently on loan at Pachuca but owned by Toluca, would join the Águilas in exchange for Ralph Orquín, the Águilas' left-back.

But everything indicates that this exchange is almost off, and it’s due to the Águilas player, Ralph Orquín.

The issue is that, according to reports from several media outlets, Orquín was about to renew his contract with América, but it seems that upon finding out they were looking to trade him, he decided to back out; it’s important to note that his contract ends in six months, so they can’t negotiate him if he doesn’t renew.

Other reports indicate that, given this situation, the América board is willing to keep him on the team, but on the condition that he renews his contract; which, by the way, financially meets what the player was asking for.

Ralph returned to América for the Apertura 2025 with the intention of competing for a spot with Cristian Borja, but unfortunately, the player received very few opportunities, to the point that Borja was the player with the most minutes played last semester.

We’ll see what ends up happening, but it looks unlikely that he’ll get many more minutes if he stays with the team. Perhaps the best option for him is to leave, but it’s also understandable that he doesn’t want to renew and would rather leave for free wherever he wants in six months.

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