América already have Vinícius Lima's replacement, can they sign him? | OneFootball

Club América is currently in Spain for the first part of its preseason, with its sights set on the 2026 Apertura.

But there were two absences that drew a lot of attention during this preseason: Vinícius Lima and ‘Chicote’ Calderón. Lima stayed in Mexico because he is no longer in the coaching staff’s plans, while ‘Chicote’ reported for preseason but was told that he is not in the plans either.

To this we must add the departure of Jonathan dos Santos, who announced his retirement from professional soccer, leaving Las Águilas without two midfielders in the squad.

But everything indicates that they already have their eyes on the two players they want to replace them, the first being Luis Chávez, whom we already told you about in recent days, and now the name of Nelson Deossa, a Real Betis midfielder, has emerged.

Many will know Deossa from his time at Pachuca, where he was one of the best players in Liga MX, precisely under Guillermo Almada, and now the Uruguayan coach wants to manage him again, this time at Club América.

It will not be an easy negotiation, since Nelson is valued at 10 million dollars and there is already interest from several clubs in the Brazilian league, and in Argentina it is even being said that River Plate has already contacted him to let him know they are also interested.

We will see what happens. As we have already mentioned, it will be a long transfer window, so it would not be surprising if the signings do not arrive until next month, either before or even after the start of the 2026 Apertura.

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