Overview
- The club officially announced the veteran striker after he was informed he was not in Alianza Lima’s plans for 2026.
- Barcos arrived in Cajamarca on January 3 and, alongside Pablo Lavandeira and Jonathan Betancourt, danced with a comparsa before attending a media presentation.
- On-site video showed the new signings greeting supporters at the airport and then proceeding to a scheduled press conference.
- Club president Omar Zavaleta said he spoke at length with Barcos about the project, noted he is a Sporting Cristal fan and his vice president brother supports Alianza Lima, and emphasized opportunistic free-agent recruitment.
- Alongside Barcos, announced additions include Lavandeira, Betancourt, Samuel Aspajo, Alexis Rodas and Matías Almirón, with further arrivals such as Tomás Andrade, Arley Rodríguez, Sebastien Pineau, Pablo Míguez, Brandon Palacios, José Gallardo, Mauricio Arrasco, Carlos Gómez, Enmanuel Páucar and Nilson Loyola reported as expected.