What Cruz Azul would have to pay Cabecita Rodriguez to bring him back to their ranks

Goalscorer, champion, leader, and much more. There are plenty of reasons for Cruz Azul to miss Jonathan Rodríguez and seek to bring him back to their ranks, in addition to the goal crisis the team is going through, as the team has not been able to fill the gap he left in the offense since his departure in December 2021, when the Charrúa international left for Al-Nassr, Saudi Arabia, in search of new challenges and attracted by a much higher salary.

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With only 20 goals scored this semester and the elimination of the Cementero team from the Clausura 2022 in the quarterfinals, the fans took the social networks to ask for the return of their former striker, and it even emerged that the Celeste board had approached the player to raise the possibility of his return.

However, the outlook does not look very encouraging for a potential meeting between Cruz Azul and El Cabecita Rodríguez, at least not in the upcoming summer window, given that Monterrey is trying to seduce him to join their ranks, which, if successful, would put an end to all hopes at La Noria.

How much should Cruz Azul pay Jonathan Rodríguez?

The main obstacle for Jonathan Rodríguez to return to Cruz Azul for the 2022 Apertura would be the stratospheric salary that would have to be paid to the Charrúa striker. According to information from ESPN journalist León Lecanda, the amount of money that El Cabecita receives per month in Saudi Arabia would exceed US$200,000, which is impossible for the Cementero team to pay.

Meanwhile, Récord reporter Armando Medina reported that La Máquina had talked to the charrúa about the possibility of returning to La Noria after the Qatar 2022 World Cup, in other words, with a view to 2023.

Monterrey also wants him

However, just when there was a glimmer of hope of seeing the Cabecita in the Cementera jersey again, even if it is next year, Monterrey got in the way, as the Monterrey team would be interested in signing the Uruguayan national team player to reinforce its attack and the worst thing is that in the north they could pay for his contract and also pay his salary.

Thus, Monterrey's interest is worrying, due to Cabecita's desire to play in the World Cup in Qatar this year with Uruguay and for which he would seek his exit from Al-Nassr since the 28-year-old player has not had the playing time he expected with the Asian team: in the five months he has only played six games and scored one goal.

Al-Nassr still owes Cruz Azul

It should be remembered that Jonathan Rodríguez left Cruz Azul on good terms, because after the team was unable to pay the considerable salary increase that the striker was asking for to renew his contract, they agreed to his departure to Al-Nassr, an Arab team that agreed to pay six million dollars for his contract, of which he is still owed three million dollars.

In this way, journalist León Lecanda revealed the possible triangulation that the Rayados would be preparing to acquire the services of the former player, so the last word will be up to El Cabecita. 

Accept Rayados' proposal this summer to have the showcase he wants and be considered by Uruguay, without having to sacrifice his salary or wait another semester in Arabia, risking his possible participation in Qatar and returning in 2023 to Cruz Azul, the team he said goodbye to as an idol and to which he never closed his doors.

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