The Panamanian international goalkeeper Luis Mejia is very close to becoming a new player of Peñarol, after terminating your link with Phoenix and close his third stage in the ‘Albivioletas’.
The 30-year-old, who is currently doing the preseason in Taurus FC, the Panamanian champion, under the orders of Rolando ‘Nato’ Palma wait for a subpoena from the Spanish-Danish Thomas christiansen to dispute with his Selection the friendly of next January 16 in Lima against Peru.
Meanwhile, the ‘Manotas’ agent, who spent almost his entire career in Uruguay -except for his fleeting passage through the Toulouse French-, tries to close its landing in Peñarol as a free agent.
In addition to Phoenix, Mejia was goalkeeper of National -the other great of Uruguay- between the years 2015 and 2020, and for this new season it is the main option for the fence of the ‘Aurinegro’ after not materializing the options of the Uruguayans Guillermo de Amores (it stopit in Deportivo Cali) Y Sebastian Sosa (that would continue in Independent).
The directive of Peñarol intends to resolve this situation of the goalkeeper as soon as possible for the first commitment of the season that will be on February 2 with the dispute of the Super Cup against Colonia Square, as confirmed by the League Council of the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF).
While waiting for the definition of his future, another of the great objectives of Luis Mejia is to be able to qualify Panama for the World Cup in Qatar. Currently the ‘Canaleros’ occupy the fourth place (of intercontinental playoffs) in the Octagonal Final of the Concacaf Qualifiers, with six rounds remaining to be completed.
