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Erik Lira Leaves Cruz Azul to Join Monaco

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Cruz Azul agreed to sell Mexican midfielder Erik Lira to Monaco for €10 million in fixed and variable payments, according to journalist César Luis Merlo.
  • Monaco freed a foreign-player place after Balogun’s transfer to Everton, allowing Lira to travel for a medical and sign a four-year contract.
  • Neither club had officially confirmed the transfer at the time of publication, with the European transfer window due to close on Sept. 1.

Erik Lira’s move to Monaco appeared to be back on after a period of uncertainty over whether the French club could complete the deal. Monaco needed to free a foreign-player place before signing the Mexican midfielder.

César Luis Merlo reported that Cruz Azul and Monaco had reached an agreement for a transfer worth €10 million, including fixed and variable payments. He said Lira could travel for a medical examination and sign a four-year contract after Monaco sold Balogun to Everton.

The transfer would take Lira to Europe at 26, fulfilling his ambition of playing there. Monaco would become the fourth club of his career, following Necaxa, Pumas and Cruz Azul.

Lira, a Mexico international and former Pumas academy player, would also become only the second Mexican footballer to play for Monaco after Rafael Márquez. Cruz Azul and Monaco had not yet formally announced the deal, but confirmation was expected before the European transfer window closed on Sept. 1.

And it happened: Erik Lira is Monaco's new signing. Cruz Azul sold his transfer rights for €10 million, including fixed and variable payments. Balogun's sale frees the foreign-player place, and the Mexican can travel for his medical and sign for four years.

— César Luis MerloThe journalist reported the agreement and the terms of Lira’s proposed move to Monaco.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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