America also had interest in Giakoumakis but could not compete with Cruz Azul

Although the movement has not been made official by either party, sources in Mexico close to Cruz Azul as well as international press such as Fabrizio Romano have confirmed that the machine has tied up the signing of the Greek Griogios Giakoumakis, a center forward who He will arrive to take the center of the celestial attack, an area where they struggled the most in the last tournament. The transfer has not been easy to achieve, but it is a goal achieved, in which they have surpassed América in the race.

Record reports that in its search for a forward who would fully compete with Henry Martín, the América board surveyed with the people of Atlanta United the option of signing Giakoumakis this summer, however, said interest did not amount to much more, since a Once those from the Coapa nest knew the price that the celestial team would pay, which is around 10 million dollars between fixed and variables, in addition to the enormous salary they will pay him, the Liga MX champion understood that they were not open to making an investment of that size.

For now, America will continue searching the market for a man who will generate direct competition for Henry, while Cruz Azul hopes to sign Giorgios’ contract the following weeks. The forward will report with light blue between Tuesday and Wednesday and if he passes medical exams, he will be officially the new scorer of the machine, also doing the complete preseason with Martín Anselmi’s team.