After 14 years with Blue Cross, Jesus Crown he failed to reach an agreement with the celestial board to renew his contract and He said goodbye to the team of which he was captain in recent seasons. Now his fate is known, since He was officially presented as a new reinforcement of Xolos de Tijuana.
Reports pointed out that Cruz Azul was seeking the player’s permanence in the institution, although not as a player, but as a coach of minor categories, but that the goalkeeper chose to leave, because he wanted to play at least one more year in the MX League.
And his wish was fulfilled, since from this Monday he will be under the orders of michael herrera in the border box, after the Xolos welcomed him with a video on social networks, in which he is already wearing his new clothing.
“For me it is a pride, a great satisfaction that at my age we can still contribute to Xolos, to Tijuana. I am very grateful to the club, to Miguel, the coaching staff, to Jorgealberto (Hank), I gave him my word that I would come and the next day I arrive here at the club, ”Corona mentioned upon arriving at his new club.
“If we set goals, obviously you have to shoot for the championship, but we know that it is step by step. The first objective is to classifyIt is one of the objectives that we must be clear about, fight for it together, be convinced with the idea with which it is played. Qualifying we know that anything can happen, Xolos can reach that goal”, he continued.
Like the iconic Tijuana avenue, this #RevoluXión also begins with the arch! 🥅
Mexican soccer benchmark with more than 20 years of experience, gold medal in London 2012
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Welcome to your new home, @jesuscorona01! pic.twitter.com/YINGM1Q1ZY
— Xolos 🐕 (@Xolos) June 25, 2023
Jesús Corona arrives at the Tijuana team with extensive experience and a vast list of awards, which includes an MX League title, a Concacaf Champions League, two MX Cups, a Super Cup, a League Super Cup and a Champion of Champions.
In Xolos, “Chuy” will fight for ownership with José Antonio Rodríguez, who is fulfilling commitments with the selection in the gold Cupso everything indicates that Corona will be the starter in the debut of the frontiers in the Apertura 2023, when they receive cougars on Friday June 30.
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