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For: EFE Updated 18 Jan 2022, 11: 53 am EST
Central defender Jorge Meré became this Tuesday the second Spaniard that Argentine coach Santiago Solari signs for the Águilas del América , the most winning team in Mexican soccer with 13 League titles.
The defender, from 24 years, champion with Spain in the European sub’19 Y 21, was announced in a video published on the Eagles’ social networks in which the other Iberian in the squad , the midfielder Álvaro Fidalgo, his teammate in the lower categories of Sporting de Gijón, welcomes him.
“I remember when we played ball together, we shared unforgettable moments. Life took us down different paths, but we are still friends from a distance. I tell you that I am in the biggest team in Mexico, it is a feeling that cannot be described. Friend, now football joins us in this exciting adventure. We are Eagles“, said Fidalgo.
Meré comes from the Colony of the German Bundesliga, which he arrived in 2017 from Sporting de Gijón as one of the main Spanish promises in his position.
During his time in Germany, Meré played 96 games, in which he scored two goals, distributed one assist, He received 20 yellow cards and suffered an expulsion.
In addition, Meré helped Colonia will return to the German first division in 2019, but in recent months he lost prominence and hence his decision to sign for America.
“My goal is always to play and that is why I decided to take on a new challenge”, Meré said in a statement in which Colonia reported his signing for the Eagles.
Solari, who trained as a coach in the Real Madrid to which he gave a Club World Cup title in 2018, opted for Meré to shore up the defense of América, which has been placed between the best in the two tournaments that the Argentine has led him.
However, Solari’s squad lacks a leader in the central defense in which also they meet the Paraguayan Bruno Valdez, the Uruguayan Sebastián Cáceres and Jordan Silva.
The Argentine coach hopes that Meré will take on the role of leader to give America a leap in quality than in the Closing tournament 2022 seeks to establish itself as the most successful team in Mexico and win its fourteenth league title.
Meré could make his debut this Saturday when America hosts the champion Atlas on the third day of the Clausura.
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