The board can't free up a foreign player slot for another signing | OneFootball

Since last week, when it was revealed that the América board and coaching staff have a strong interest in signing Raphael Veiga to complete the squad.

But even though the intention was to have everything finalized by last weekend, time keeps passing and we still have no official news about what would be the team's last signing.

In fact, reports from Brazil say that everything has already been agreed upon between both parties, but América’s offer has yet to arrive, and there is a major reason for this.

They have not been able to free up a foreign player slot in order to sign him.

The América board has already offered three players to different clubs in hopes of moving a foreign player out, but so far, they have not been able to do so.

Víctor Dávila has attracted strong interest from Colo Colo, but there are two problems: Dávila is not convinced about returning to his home country, and they have not reached an agreement on his salary. Colo Colo wants to sign him on loan but pay less than half his salary, while América is offering the loan but wants both clubs to split the salary equally.

‘Pantera’ Zúñiga was offered to Colombia’s two biggest clubs, Atlético Nacional and América de Cali, but both consider his salary too high for Colombian football. They would only be willing to negotiate if Zúñiga agrees to lower his salary or if América offers a loan while paying most of his wages.

As a last resort, they have offered Rodrigo Aguirre, since the other moves haven’t materialized. They are now seeing if Aguirre can leave, and for now, the interested club is Xolos, but they need time to free up a foreign player slot and make room for Aguirre’s signing.

América is racing against the clock, since the intention was to have the signing ready for the start of the Concachampions. But it’s clear that won’t be possible, and now they are just hoping to sign him at any time as long as the transfer window remains open.

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