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Orbelín Pineda approaches Chivas: AEK of Greece authorizes his departure

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By Edgardo Avelar

Dec 11, 2024, 00:51 AM EST

Orbelin Pineda The Chivas uniform would be trying on to return to the Sacred Flock after a first stage from 2016 to 2019, according to journalistic versions that were handled this Tuesday and where the money that Cruz Azul will supposedly pay for the defense would be involved. Jesus Orozco Chiquete.

Among the data that emerged around Chivas, it was stated that the AEK of Athens He has already given his approval for the departure of the offensive midfielder and to be hired by Guadalajara, where only the details of the salary of the Mexico national team player would remain.

Pineda’s return is approved by the new coaching staff of the Guadalajara team by the Spanish Óscar García, who has indicated the need to bring quality players to shore up the squad that in the Apertura 2024 tournament was stuck in the play-in phase at the hands of the red and black Atlas.

Said player would give Guadalajara the offensive force on the opposite side to Roberto “Piojo” Alvarado, helping the Perla Tapatia team have more resources in attack where the forwards lacked many balls to hurt their rivals.

The negotiation

In the details that will bring Orbelín Pineda back to Chivaswhere from 2015 to 2019 he played 128 games and scored 10 goals, where the most he achieved was the 2017 Clausura title under the orders of Argentine coach Matías Almeyda, precisely who took him to European football.

Now the return of the player from Guerrero would take place with the money from the negotiation that will bring defender Jesús Orozco Chiquete to Cruz Azul, where it is ensured that the board of the Blue Machine will pay the clause of contract termination of 11 million dollars, in a very exaggerated amount for a player from the Mexican national team.

Zapopan, Jalisco, May 21, 2017. Orbelín Pineda, during the second leg match of the Semifinal of the Clausura 2017 tournament of the Bancomer MX League, between the Chivas Rayadas del Guadalajara and the Diablos Rojos del Toluca, held at the Chivas stadium. Photo: Imago7/Jorge Barajas
Orbelín Pineda is very close to returning to Chivas, but it depends on Cruz Azul settling with Chiquete Orozco.
Credit: Jorge Barajas | Imago7

The signing of Orbelín Pineda would be one of the three objectives that the board set and where the other two candidates were César Montes of Lokomotiv of Russia and Luis Chávez of Dinamo also from Russia.

The future of Chivas

In Chivas they expect players like Armando “Hormiga” González, Ricardo Martín, and the Mexican-American Cade Cawell to give their chests. in the Chivas attack, but above all that Javier “Chicharito” Hernández, who until now continues to drag the blanket and is expected to recover some of the ability that took him to Europe.

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