Mexico legend Guillermo Ochoa will reportedly bear a medical at Salernitana forward of a transfer to Serie A – with the 37-year-old goalkeeper’s contract at Membership America set to run out in simply 11 days.
The Mexico captain, who’s known as ‘Memo’ in his dwelling nation, can due to this fact be drafted into the Italian membership on a free switch – with Salernitana’s first alternative goalkeeper Luigi Sepe set to be sidelined all through January with an damage.
Ochoa – who was enjoying at his fifth World Cup in Qatar – may have his medical on Thursday forward of a transfer to the Stadio Arechi, Sky Sports Italia stories.
Guillermo Ochoa will reportedly bear a medical at Salernitana forward of a transfer to Seria A
The 37-year-old’s contract at Membership America expires on December 31, that means he can depart on a free switch
It’s believed the skilled keeper – who has 135 caps for Mexico and has change into a World Cup cult hero – will signal a contract till the tip of the season to assist out Salernitana, who at present sit twelfth in Serie A.
That is the primary time Ochoa will play in Serie A, though he has ventured into Ligue 1 and La Liga – making 121 and 49 appearances within the French and Spanish premier divisions respectively.
Ochoa captained the nationwide aspect in Qatar however after brutally failing to progress out of the group phases on purpose distinction, El Tri failed to succeed in the knockout rounds for the primary time since 1978.
Mexico drew their World Cup opener with Poland – wherein Ochoa saved a second-half penalty from Robert Lewandowski.
It was the primary time a Mexican goalkeeper had saved a World Cup penalty in open play since 1966.
Mexico have been knocked out of the World Cup within the group phases for the primary time since 1978
El Tri went on to lose to World Cup winner’s Argentina – and regardless of beating Saudi Arabia 2-1 of their last group recreation, Mexico have been dumped out of the Qatar World Cup.
Asa outcome, the Mexican Soccer Federation introduced that first crew boss Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino had left his position.
Ochoa – who has typically starred for Mexico at World Cups – will attempt to put the distress of Qatar behind him and give attention to his membership soccer.
He joins a Salernitana aspect who resume enjoying on January 4 at dwelling in a troublesome take a look at towards Serie A champions AC Milan.
