Everything indicated that it was a matter of time before Rayados de Monterrey will make official what is the bomb signing of the summer in Mexican soccer so far: Oliver Torres, who comes from Seville and won two titles of the UEFA Europa Leagueamong many other championships in the Old Continent.
But it does not come alone, since the albiazul club also announced the arrival of the young Colombian Johan Rojas, midfielder who at 21 years old is a promising football player in his country.
The case of Óliver Torres was very popular and it was known for several days that he had an agreement with the team, but his signing was finally made official through a message from the team on social networks.
“The Spanish midfielder comes to defend our motto, after having played and won titles in LaLiga and the Portuguese League,” announced the Monterrey team.
The signing of towers was highly anticipated by fans, since he is a man of experience, who He played for great teams such as Atlético de Madrid, FC Porto, Villarreal and Sevilla, who has been champion of the League, the Primeira Liga, the Copa del Rey, the Portuguese Cup and twice of the UEFA Europa League.
Oliver, 29 years oldhe will meet again in Rayados with “Tecatito” Corona, who was his teammate at Sevilla and at FC Porto, and with Sergio Canales, whom he faced several times in the Seville derby in Spanish football.
“With the enthusiasm of a child, I join the Gang and from today I am another Rayados. It will be a pride to defend the colors of our club together. Up the Monterrey“, mentioned the player who will join the squad in the coming days.
The Spanish player signed a contract for 3 years, in which he will seek to collaborate to give Rayados a new title.
For its part, Johan Rojas He is a young Colombian who It also comes to reinforce the midfieldor the albiazules.
Rojas arrives on a permanent transfer from CD La Equidad, a team in which he debuted in 2022 and where he stood out for his talent, which earned him a call to the Colombia U-23 team, disputing the Conmebol pre-Olympic tournament.
At club level, the midfielder has experience in high-level competitions, such as South American Cup.
The player, who had offers from Atlético Nacional of his country and Cruz Azul of Liga MX, is already in the city of Monterreywhere he arrived this weekend to join the squad during the preseason.
“I am a young man who comes to work, with dreams, with the desire to do something great in Monterrey, that is the most important thing, I bring a suitcase full of dreams, I come ready to fulfill”were his first words as an Albiazul player upon arriving at the Mexican airport.
“It is something beautiful, something that I had dreamed of being on a big team, I got to the biggest team in Mexico to earn a place because everything is with work and I want to give many joys to the Rayados fans”, he concluded.
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