UNAM Pumas star was one step away from Liverpool

César “Chino” Huerta, current star of the UNAM Pumas and part of Javier Aguirre’s first call-up to the Mexican national team, he was one step away from being hired by Liverpool of the Premier League, but because the Sunderland coach, where the Mexican striker would be loaned He did not agree and the signing ended up being cancelled.

According to news reports, in the early hours of this Thursday There were several calls that put Huerta on Liverpool’s radar, squad led by Dutchman Arne Slot, who welcomed the arrival of the Mexican striker, especially due to the references of the quality of the Mexicans that he saw during the seasons he had Santiago Giménez under his charge at Feyenoord.

Under this criterion, Huerta was offered to the board of “The Reds” and they asked the opinion of the Dutch strategist, who gave the go-ahead for Huerta to be hired, but with the caveat that he would not be part of the team from the city of “The Beatles”, but would be loaned to Sunderland, but French coach Régis Le Bris did not agree in incorporating the forward from the Mexican national team.

Obviously, the refusal to accept Huerta frustrated all negotiations and Huerta will have to wait for a better opportunity to comply. with his desire to emigrate to the Old Continent and demonstrate that he has the qualities to become a figure of international stature.

For now, among the details of the negotiation, it is assured that Pumas gave all the facilities so that Huerta could participate in the Premier League to follow in the footsteps of Jared Borgetti, Nery Castillo, Guillermo Franco, Giovani Dos Santos, Carlos Vela, Pablo Barrera, Carlos Salcido.

Just like Javier Hernandez, Miguel Layun, Raul Jimenez, Edson Alvarez and Julian Araujo, who in one way or another have shown the ability and quality of Mexican players in this demanding competition.

For now, Chino will continue playing with the UNAM team while waiting to see if there is another offer or not, although it is assured that the 23-year-old striker In recent days he rejected the offer from PAOK of Greece, squad that ended up hiring Mexican-American Jonathan Gómez.

We will have to wait and see what happens in the current tournament and see if Huerta continues to grow in his footballing level, both with the Pumas and with the Mexican national team, where he will have to catch the eye of coach Javier Aguirre, Although many coaches consider the forward to be a player who does not know how to respect tactical schemes and moves by instinct on the field.

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