It seems that the Colombian striker from River Plate, Miguel Borja, will be the next reinforcement for Cruz Azul for the Clausura 2026 tournament, after reports worthy of all Sources close to the cement company confirmed to La Opinion the South American's arrival date. According to these sources, Borja will arrive in Mexico City on December 28th to join the team the following day for the start of preseason training. There is still talk of Gonzalo Piovi, Carlos Rotondi, or Lorenzo Faravelli leaving the team to make room for Borja. The same source, who detailed all these moves on the condition of anonymity, assured this newspaper that Argentine midfielder Agustin Palavecino was never on the cement company's radar, especially given Angel Montano's recovery, who is expected to be ready to be considered in February. This news puts an end to speculation that Jose Paradela's former teammate at Necaxa would be signed by the cement company, considering the experience and ability he demonstrated under the current Cruz Azul manager. Nicolas Larcamon during his time at Necaxa two seasons ago.

It was also reported that Miguel Borja will arrive at Cruz Azul with a 2-year contract, despite being a 32-year-old player. However, he is already proven, and regarding age, it's worth noting that the last Liga MX top scorers, with the exception of Armando "Hormiga" Gonzalez, were all over 30 years old.

This is the case with the Portuguese Paulinho, the Brazilian Joao Pedro, the Venezuelan Jose Rondon, the Colombian Diber Cambindo, and Angel Sepulveda. Therefore, Borja's presence is not surprising in this regard, as Cruz Azul opted for his extensive experience.

According to negotiations by the Uruguayan Ivan Alonso, Borja will arrive at Cruz Azul with a salary of 2 million dollars.

One less than what had been discussed, which would be around $200,000 per month, an amount more in line with the financial reality of the Sky Blues.

Miguel Borja's Career

The fact that Miguel Borja comes from River Plate and accepted the negotiation with Cruz Azul is due to his performance last season being lower than expected with only seven goals, which has filled the Sky Blue fans with uncertainty.

However, Borja has important achievements throughout his career, such as being the most productive goalscorer in the last century for the Argentine club with 62 goals in 159 matches, surpassing names like Julian Alvarez, Rafael Santos Borre, and Ernesto Farias.

His record also stands out as one of the top scorers in the history of the prestigious Copa Libertadores, with 31 goals, very close to the Ecuadorian Alberto Spencer, Uruguayans Fernando Morena and Pedro Rocha, Argentinian Daniel Onega, and Brazilian Gabriel Barbosa occupy the top five positions. Many will say his best days are behind him and that Cruz Azul is taking a risk with a player over 30 years old in what could turn out to be a signing just as regrettable as that of Greek Giorgios Giakoumakis. We'll have to see how he performs, and Cruz Azul would be lucky if Borja at least comes close to the performance of Diber Cambindo, who arrived for Cruz Azul but has excelled with Necaxa.

We'll have to see how he performs, and Cruz Azul would be lucky if Borja at least comes close to the performance of Diber Cambindo, who arrived for Cruz Azul but has really stood out with Necaxa.