Jonathan Rodríguez's arrival is questioned by Antonio Carlos Santos

Although for many, the signing of Jonathan Rodríguez is one of the most important ones for the Apertura 2022 of Liga MX, Antonio Carlos Santos, former América player, denied that the Uruguayan is a 'bomb' for the club and questioned his arrival.

The former Cruz Azul striker was announced as a reinforcement for the Eagles at the beginning of last week, but for the Brazilian, his signing doesn't solve anything for the team, as the player has had a low performance in the last year.

After a legends match in which he participated, the former player denied that 'Cabecita' is a bomb in the transfer market, as he is "on the decline," which is why he doesn't understand why he arrived.

"I don't see it as normal, I don't think it's going to be the solution for América to perform well. 'Cabecita' scored one goal in the last eight months, and he scored three goals in the last season with Cruz Azul. He is on the decline, I don't know why they sign him as a bomb or whatever they want," explained Carlos Santos.

The Uruguayan had a very brief and poor stint in Saudi Arabian football, as he only scored one goal in 9 matches with Al-Nassr FC, numbers that question his signing.

Tampoco aprueba a Néstor Araujo

In the same way, Antonio Carlos Santos disapproved of América signing defender Néstor Araujo, as in his analysis, he wasn't that consistent in the Spanish League with Celta de Vigo.

Therefore, he said he would prefer a youth academy player from the Azulcremas to take this position and have a chance in the first team.

"Araujo was also coming from inactivity, he didn't play that much, he is a good center back, but I would prefer to give an opportunity to a young academy player," he said.

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