Luis Chávez lands in Mexico City, shocks América fans after failed move | OneFootball

Luis Chávez is already in Mexico City to join the Mexican National Team camp, but his arrival left a curious scene involving América, the club that came very close to signing him during the last summer transfer window.

The Dinamo Moscow midfielder crossed paths with América fans at the hotel where the Coapa side was staying ahead of the Clásico Nacional.

Chávez made a gesture that drew attention: he approached some fans, especially children, and signed jerseys before continuing on his way to El Tri’s camp.

The scene is striking given the recent context between the player and América.

América came close to signing him

During the last transfer window, the Azulcrema side negotiated for Luis Chávez and had the deal virtually wrapped up.

However, the talks eventually fell through because of the financial terms presented to Dinamo Moscow.

Santiago Baños, América’s sporting president, recently explained that the Mexican club came very close to completing the deal.

“We had everything agreed for Chávez, we were very close. A day before the transfer window closed, the board changed, for obvious reasons,” the executive explained.

The main obstacle came in the payment method proposed to complete the deal.

Dinamo Moscow stopped the deal

Baños detailed that América had an alternative in mind to make the payment to the Russian club, but the operation was ultimately not accepted.

“Part of the American fund cannot pay the Russian club, it was going to be an English fund, as is often done, for the player to terminate his contract, but the club didn’t want that and signing Luis became impossible,” he explained.

As a result, Chávez remained in Russian football and América had to walk away from a signing that seemed all but done.

Will América make another move for Luis Chávez?

América’s interest may not have disappeared.

The midfielder remains under contract with Dinamo Moscow until mid-2027, so América could still try again to sign him before his deal expires.

There is even the possibility that, if no renewal takes place, Chávez could become a free agent in the future.

For now, the Mexican is with Rafael Márquez’s national team camp, preparing for El Tri’s upcoming international matches.

Meanwhile, his unexpected encounter with América fans brought back memories of a transfer story that came very close to becoming reality.

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