During the offseason Club América took action by rearranging their team by acquiring, transferring, and releasing players.
Players Released:-Aquivaldo Mosquera, after five years in Coapa the former América defender returns back to Pachuca for the 2014 Apertura Season. This seems like a good move for him since he's returning to a team that he played for before, but also will be serving under the same coach from the last time he was there.
- Adrian Aldrete, served the club for two years from 2012-2014. The defender leaves América and joins a team that has a defense well equipped with players like César Ibáñez, Néstor Araujo, and the legendary goalkeeper Oswaldo Sánchez.
-Francisco Rodríguez, a defender who helped América earn their 11th championship joins cross-city rivals Cruz Azul. He was criticized when he arrived to América for the 2013 Clausura season because of how he use to play for arch-rival chivas. Though he was able to silence the criticizers after winning the 2013 Clausura. Though things did not go so well for him towards the end of the 2014 Clausura where his actions on the pitch began to anger the 'Azul-Crema' fans and it quickly made them forget about his loyal service to the institution.
-Juan Carlos Medina, the center midfielder played an important role for the América offense. Some can overlook him when compared to other offensive stars like Raúl Jiménez, Luis Gabriel Rey, and the late 'Chucho' Benítez, but he served as an important vital part of the team just much as the other offensive players. He returns to his origins of Atlas after playing 6 years with Club América.
Players Loaned:-Carlos López, the 3rd string goalkeeper and 2011 u20 international gets loaned out Morelia. The chances of him seeing playing time with América were slim. The reason for him not playing wasn't because he lacked skill or experience, but because of the competition he had with Moises Muñoz and Hugo Gonzalez.
-Andrés Ríos, the Argentine forward didn't see much playing time and hasn't lived up to the expectations that many fans were hoping for. For this upcoming Apertura season he'll be playing for Leones Negros as they try to make an impact in the first division after winning the Ascenso playoff promotion against Tecos.
-Andrés Andrade, another forward who wasn't able to make an impact with club or see much playing time either. The Colombian was brought in by Miguel Herrera for the 2013 Apertura to help reinforce the attacking offense after the departure of the late Chuco Benítez to Qatar. This season he'll be playing for Jaguares de Chiapas.
-Antonio López, the veteran forward at América still hasn't received the proper playing time he deserves. This season he'll be providing his services for the newly relocated Mineros de Zacatecas.
Players Acquired:
-Oribe Peralta, the "handsome" goal scorer that won everyone's hearts when he scored the 2 goals that brought México to their first Olympic gold medal in 2012 will be wearing the blue and yellow this season. At the end of the Apetura season there was talks that América's arch-rival chivas were interested in purchasing him. Though unfortunately for them América jumped the gun and signed Oribe Peralta.
-Martín Zúñiga, the forward from the Club América youth system returns after his successful loan with Chiapas and returns to earn a spot in the starting 11 for Mohamed.
-Paolo Goltz, the Argentine defender leaves CA Lanús and returns to the services of his former coach. Goltz was one of the first players that América contracted to come and reinforce the defense. He played for Mohamed at Huracán knows what kind of defense 'Turco' is asking for. Along with both Pablo and Paul Aguilar, Juan Carlos Valenzuela, Miguel Layún, and Erik Pimentel the defense should perform better than last season.
-Gonzalo Díaz, another Argentine center midfielder comes from Godoy Cruz Antonia Tomba comes in seems to be the replacement for Juan Carlos Medina.
-Michael Arroyo, another center midfielder who had a great performance at the World Cup with his native Ecuador also comes in as an alternative to Juan Carlos Medina. He comes from the recently relegated Atlante and was one of the few star players that were fortunate enough to stay in the Mexican 1st division.
Players Loaned:-Carlos López, the 3rd string goalkeeper and 2011 u20 international gets loaned out Morelia. The chances of him seeing playing time with América were slim. The reason for him not playing wasn't because he lacked skill or experience, but because of the competition he had with Moises Muñoz and Hugo Gonzalez.
-Andrés Ríos, the Argentine forward didn't see much playing time and hasn't lived up to the expectations that many fans were hoping for. For this upcoming Apertura season he'll be playing for Leones Negros as they try to make an impact in the first division after winning the Ascenso playoff promotion against Tecos.
-Andrés Andrade, another forward who wasn't able to make an impact with club or see much playing time either. The Colombian was brought in by Miguel Herrera for the 2013 Apertura to help reinforce the attacking offense after the departure of the late Chuco Benítez to Qatar. This season he'll be playing for Jaguares de Chiapas.
-Antonio López, the veteran forward at América still hasn't received the proper playing time he deserves. This season he'll be providing his services for the newly relocated Mineros de Zacatecas.
Players Acquired:
-Oribe Peralta, the "handsome" goal scorer that won everyone's hearts when he scored the 2 goals that brought México to their first Olympic gold medal in 2012 will be wearing the blue and yellow this season. At the end of the Apetura season there was talks that América's arch-rival chivas were interested in purchasing him. Though unfortunately for them América jumped the gun and signed Oribe Peralta.
-Martín Zúñiga, the forward from the Club América youth system returns after his successful loan with Chiapas and returns to earn a spot in the starting 11 for Mohamed.
-Paolo Goltz, the Argentine defender leaves CA Lanús and returns to the services of his former coach. Goltz was one of the first players that América contracted to come and reinforce the defense. He played for Mohamed at Huracán knows what kind of defense 'Turco' is asking for. Along with both Pablo and Paul Aguilar, Juan Carlos Valenzuela, Miguel Layún, and Erik Pimentel the defense should perform better than last season.
-Gonzalo Díaz, another Argentine center midfielder comes from Godoy Cruz Antonia Tomba comes in seems to be the replacement for Juan Carlos Medina.
-Michael Arroyo, another center midfielder who had a great performance at the World Cup with his native Ecuador also comes in as an alternative to Juan Carlos Medina. He comes from the recently relegated Atlante and was one of the few star players that were fortunate enough to stay in the Mexican 1st division.
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