Not even 24 hours have passed since the departure of the three-time American champion coach, André Jardine, when the board of the “Águilas”, headed by the Spanish Ferran Reverter, is already close to signing the Uruguayan Guillermo Almada, with whom they would already have a verbal agreement.

According to the versions emanating from the Coapa team, the new strategist would be one signature away from reaching an agreement with the board and being announced as soon as possible to begin planning the next tournament that will begin at the beginning of next month.

The América board has focused its batteries on the Uruguayan Guillermo Almada, whose last reference was his time in Spanish football with Oviedo and who is now supposedly already in Mexico City, where they claim to have seen him at the international airport of the Aztec capital.

This reference increased the accumulation of versions that link him with América, trying to start a project like that of Pachuca, where so many young players emerged and fattened the coffers of the Tuzos, such as the negotiations of Erik “Chiquito” Sánchez to América or of Bryan González to Chivas.

América has not commented on the matter, but it is assured that very soon they will announce the name of the new coach and the projects they have after the surprising departure of André Jardine, beyond the fact that there was already talk of his departure upon the arrival of the new Spanish board that arrived with its sword drawn to try to promote a change in the team's philosophy.

So far it is assured that the difference in América's offer and the coach's claims is quite considerable, especially because Almada earns according to his emblems in Mexican soccer and not because he has not had luck in Spain; The Americanist leadership might think that the Uruguayan will come to Mexico to break ground.

According to the published versions, the difference between what the coach requests and what America offers would be around 500 thousand dollars per year, but the fact that the Uruguayan coach is in Mexico already generates expectations.

It was detailed that the negotiations accelerated after Jardine's departure, which is why it is stated that Almada and the América leadership reached a verbal agreement, although the conditions of the contract are not yet known.

Jardine's departure marks the closing of an important cycle for the institution. Although during much of the Clausura 2026 of Liga MX questions arose about its continuity due to the team's irregular results, the board decided to support it until the end of the tournament in recognition of the achievements obtained, including the historic three-time championship he achieved at the head of the Águilas.