Despite Mexico being a big country with over 120m inhabitants, sometimes it’s forgotten how much of a huge football culture there is.
Yesterday, The Mirror claimed that Leicester City would be interested in Chivas manager Matías Almeyda. And the coverage it got in the North American country was pretty impressive, maybe even bigger than when this kind of thing happens in Brazil.
With all the local media covering it, the most complete story came from sports newspaper Record, who added some recent information to show that Almeyda should indeed be keen on the job.
They claim that other clubs such as Las Palmas and San Lorenzo have both tried to sign Almeyda with no success. However, there’s a reason why Leicester City could find a different outcome.
A couple of weeks ago, Record were writing a story about the manager’s possible departure from Chivas, and a source close to him said: “After being multi-champion with Chivas, his next jump is Europe or the Mexico selection, obviously if it occurs at any time. I do not see him coming to Argentina.”
The manager had also spoken about the matter at the time, and Record recalls his quotes, where he said: “Every time I get questioned in Mexico, proposals automatically come to me. I listen to them, analyse them and tell Jorge Vergara. You see that I’m also wanted in other places.”
It’s hard to see a South American turning a job in the Premier League down, and Almeyda has some interesting experience winning titles far from his own country of Argentina. So if Leicester City are really going for him, it’s a deal that could happen.
