Boost on the way: Colón set to add Jonathan Herrera up front | OneFootball

With the first half of Primera Nacional’s Zone A now complete, Colón’s management moved quickly to provide tactical answers for coach Ezequiel Medrán. After an end to this stage that raised doubts on the footballing side, the club stepped hard on the gas in the transfer market and reached an agreement in principle to sign the experienced striker Jonathan Herrera.

“El Sultán,” most recently at Deportivo Riestra in Argentina’s top flight (where he played matches in both the Liga Profesional and the Copa Sudamericana), is expected to arrive in the city of Santa Fe next week. There, he will undergo the corresponding medical examination and, barring any setbacks, sign the contract that will officially make him the Sabalero’s new goal-scoring option.

A transfer window that is starting to pick up pace

Herrera’s imminent arrival represents Colón’s second major move of this break, joining the already secured signing of winger Franco García (from Newell’s), who will join training alongside the rest of the squad.

Despite these new faces, the board led by José Alonso knows that the margin for error in the second half of the tournament is minimal if the main objective is to mount a serious push for promotion. For that reason, the club is keeping several negotiations open at the same time:

With the need to make up ground and find consistency in the second half of the season, Colón is beginning to build its new attacking setup with big names and experience.

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