The Departure of Candelo from Deportivo Cali

President of Deportivo Cali had been adamant, stating "we cannot let our players go easily and we will not let them leave until we receive satisfactory offers."

That is why, about a month ago, Cali rejected an offer from Morelia of Mexico for Yerson Candelo, and just a few days ago, they did the same with an offer from Standard Liege for Harold Preciado. "It did not meet our expectations," said Álvaro Martínez about the Belgian club's interest in the forward of the verdiblancos.

On Friday, Martínez, after confirming the loan of Rafael Santos Borré to Atlético de Madrid - which will take effect in mid-2016 - informed Candelo about the real and ambitious possibility of joining the Mexican club Querétaro.

On Saturday morning, the President of the sugar growers also met with José Luis Trujillo, owner of the club Aston Villa, where Candelo was formed and to which 40 percent of the player's sale belongs.

Candelo (February 24, 1992) was sold for $3,500,000, according to the Deportivo Cali website. "We had already kept him for six months, after the interest shown by Atlético Nacional, and I had promised him that if there was a good offer for him, I would sell him. Candelo is the last player to leave that generation of the youth World Cup in 2011. And for that reason, if a good offer arrives for Juan David Cabezas or Germán Mera (he could go to Italian football), we will sell them," said Álvaro Martínez to AS Colombia.

Candelo will travel on Monday to undergo medical tests with the 'Gallos blancos', a team that until last season had the Brazilian Ronaldinho Gaucho, and has also added the Argentine Juan Forlín, the Brazilian Wilson Tiago, the Paraguayan Edgar Benítez and the Mexicans Luis Miguel Noriega and Luis Madrigal.