Cruz Azul: The names that sound like possible replacements for 'Toro' Fernández

One of the bad news from last weekend was the rupture of the cruciate ligament in the Uruguayan's right knee. Gabriel Fernandez while Blue Cross faced the Atlético San Luis in it Sports City Stadium.

This meant a hard loss for La Maquina, since The bull was having a good performance and the team had found its best form, adding four victories in a row to be among the first four in the Clausura 2024 table of the Liga MX.

Fortunately for the club led by the Argentine Martin Anselmistill has time to replace the gunner because registrations are open for players who do not have a contract.

Here is a list of the names that have been mentioned to replace the Bull:

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Carlos candle

One of the first names to be heard was El Bombardero, who was also linked to Chivas until a few weeks ago. It should be remembered that the Aztec World Cup player did not renew his contract with Los Angeles FC of the MLSHowever, although some mention that it could really happen, others rule it out because La Hiena simply does not want to come to live in Mexico, without leaving aside his high salary.

Andy Delort

An old acquaintance of the Liga MXsince a few years ago he played with Tigers and was League champion despite not having as many minutes of play. Whoever arrived in Mexico in 2016 on the recommendation of his compatriot, the Frenchman André-Pierre Gignachas been nominated by the user Walter Dru on social networks.

“Andy Delort is free, I won't move him anymore and I'll bring this player. In Tigres he didn't do well, but when he returned to France he took a pretty good level. He was freed after a spell at UMM Salal in Qatar, where he accumulated: 23 games, 13 goals and four assists.was his message.

However, the reality is that it is unlikely that they will be able to bet on him, because the regulations dictate that they can only register someone who is free before February 1.

Santi Mina

According to various media, the Spaniard, who has been active in the Celta Vigo and Valencia, is on the list of candidates that allows reinforcements until March 8 when these types of injuries occur at the start of the contest. The last salary that the forward had with the Celts, according to Sports Salarywas 1.42 million euros per year, which represents almost 20 million pesos annually.

Alexandre Pato

It should be remembered that the Brazilian forward was recently linked with the Atlético San Luissince he currently does not have a contract at the end of his time with the Sao Paulo of his country. The South American is 34 years old and is looking for a new team, so the coin is up in the air.

Jozy Altidore

Another with a past in Mexican soccer, since the American was with the Puebla in 2022, that is, he already has proven quality as a gunner. In addition to this, the two-time World Cup winner has extensive European experience. His last squad was New England Revolution of the MLS.

Among other names that the different media handle are the Brazilians Ademilson and Héber Araujo dos Santosthe Curaçao native Jürgen Locadia and the Guinean Jose KantéHowever, to avoid further expense, Martin Anselmi I could trust the youth players Matthew Levy and Bryan Gamboa.

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