Club América is one of the clubs that can sign almost any footballer from the national market and also many from abroad, however, over the years there have also been footballers who have refused to wear the cream-blue colors.
In the following list we will name some of those who have been known to refuse to play with them when they went in search of a transfer out of conviction or simply because they preferred to play for another club.
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In 2009, jaguars He set his sights on the Colombian striker, who was coming off a fantastic season with Independiente de Medellín. América tried to get into the bid for him and convince him to play in the capital, but they were unsuccessful and the player preferred the Selva Chiapaneca.
In the end, the family Martinez they chose those of Chiapas over the Eagles. The striker had very good performances in Liga MX and, a few years later, he was transferred to Porto from Portugal where he would also get to stand out.
The goalkeeper managed to defend the goal of the Mexican team before the World Cup in Brazil suffered an injury that did not allow him to retire in the best way, but even so he rounded off a good time for most of the teams where he was.
A while ago, the former goalkeeper confessed that he rejected an offer from the Eagles in 2006 in search of aspiring with more chances in order to be summoned by Ricardo La Volpe to the World Cup in Germany, instead of competing with memo ochoa.
Marco Fabian He did not want to betray Chivas, that’s where the footballer who came to represent El Tri twice in World Cups made his debut and played for several years. On one occasion he declared that: “There were some talks with América, I will never close the doors to anyone, but my whole life has been rojiblanca and someone has to have respect, especially in football,” he assured.
The Uruguayan striker has been one of the best foreign strikers to have passed through Mexican soccer in recent years and he had extraordinary moments with La Fiera. So much so that América set its eyes on him practically since he arrived in Mexico, but the Argentine always declared that he was happy in the Bajío and had no intention of leaving the club.
michael herrera wanted to count on the defensive midfielder to replace guido rodriguez after his departure to Spain.
But Boca Juniors did not want to get rid of the excementero and the player himself acknowledged that, for the moment, he has no intention of returning to Mexican soccer.
After the departure of guido rodriguez, the Eagles went for the youthful Uruguayan. However, the Uruguayan international opted for American soccer, signing with the New York City F.C..
“Being a NYCFC player is a great source of pride for me, my family and my friends. The truth is that going to such a big club excites me and it is an important step in my professional career,” said the player upon signing with his new equipment.
The current player of the Gang, in his breakthrough as a footballer, had offers to reach the Machine or the Eagles, as confessed by himself michael herrera that he intended to add him to his squad at the beginning of 2020, however, finally the element of the Querétaro White Roosters chose to dress in light blue.
Luuk de Jongcaptain of the PSV, was the one targeted by América to reinforce their lead. Although he was also wanted by Rayados, the striker finally opted for Sevilla and later had the opportunity to play for FC Barcelona.
Emerged from Coapa, the defender achieved a good passage through Europe before returning to Mexico in 2019. Despite wanting to stay in the Old Continent, Kings He ended up returning to the country where he was born, but to play for Tigres. Just like that, michael herrera had to find another replacement Edson Alvarezwho left for Dutch football to play for the ajax.
The cream-blue youth squad was sought by the Eagles to return to El Nido at the beginning of 2023, after having been the team where he emerged from a very young age, being champion, but his economic demands were too much for the Eagles and negotiations had to be terminated, in the end the Tigres UANL offered him a better contract and he clearly preferred the money to going home.
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