América’s ins and outs for Clausura 2026 and Concacaf 2026

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·10 Februari 2026

América’s ins and outs for Clausura 2026 and Concacaf 2026

The transfer market has officially closed, and the Águilas took advantage of every last minute to strengthen their squad.

Practically in the final hours of the market, the team reinforced itself with two players from South America, thus closing a very positive transfer window.

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Arrivals:

Rodrigo Dourado (San Luis) – Defensive midfielder who arrives with the aim of covering a very weakened area, where previously only Alan Cervantes and Santiago Naveda were available—players who are not at the level required to be starters at América. He was signed on a permanent deal.
Fernando Tapia (Tigres) – Returned after being with several teams, and has now come back to become—for now—the team’s third goalkeeper, but with the idea that he will be the starter in the playoffs and the number two from the next tournament onwards. They purchased the remaining percentage of his rights.
Aarón Mejía (Xolos) – Perhaps one of the most questioned signings since he was not a starter at Xolos, but he arrives to cover the right-back position in case Kevin Álvarez cannot play or is called up to the national team. He was signed on a permanent deal.
Raphael Veiga (Palmeiras) – Undoubtedly the best signing so far, a Brazilian midfielder who was an idol at his club. Although he is arriving on a downward curve, his level is still very high for Liga MX. He joins on loan with a mandatory purchase option.
Vinicius Lima (Fluminense) – Midfielder who comes to fill the gap left by Álvaro Fidalgo; although he has different characteristics, he plays in the same position and can even operate further up the field. He joins on loan with a purchase option.
Thiago Espinosa (Racing de Montevideo) – One of Uruguay’s young promises, a left-back who has shown great potential in the Uruguayan League and arrives with the intention of creating competition with Cristian Borja and even Brian Rodríguez. He joins on loan with a purchase option.

Departures:

Javairo Dilrosun (Al Sadd) – Finally, after six months of inactivity, Javairo decided to reach an agreement with the board to terminate his contract. He signed as a free agent with Al Sadd of Qatar.
Igor Lichnovsky (Karagümrük) – A defender who was very important for the back-to-back championship, but unfortunately was never the same after his ligament injury. He was sold to Karagümrük in Turkey.
Allan Saint-Maximin (Lens) – An unexpected departure, Allan decided to terminate his contract with América for personal reasons and left immediately. Exactly one day after leaving, he signed as a free agent with Lens in France.
Álvaro Fidalgo (Real Betis) – Undoubtedly a departure that hurt América fans deeply. When it seemed he would stay for six more months, Real Betis came in to sign him. He leaves as a true legend of the Águilas.
Rodrigo Aguirre (Tigres) – His departure was not planned, but André Jardine revealed that Aguirre received a very significant financial offer from Tigres, which motivated him to leave.

And with this, the transfer market closes for Club América; beyond having to wait and see how the team performs, we can say this transfer window was very positive. Obviously, the departure of Álvaro Fidalgo is irreplaceable, but overall it was a positive market.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.