Overview
- The 32-year-old striker landed in Mexico City on Sunday night after a connection through Cancún and departed the airport without speaking to media.
- He is scheduled for medical and physical evaluations on Monday at La Noria, with an official announcement expected in early January if he is cleared.
- Cruz Azul must open one of its nine Non–Mexico-Trained player slots to register him, with local reports naming Lorenzo Faravelli or Mateusz Bogusz as possible exits.
- Reports indicate an agreement for two years with an option for a third starting Jan. 1, and he is set to be integrated as the club’s first reinforcement for the Clausura 2026 preseason.
- Borja arrives as a free agent after River Plate did not renew his contract, having been linked to Tigres, Pumas and Boca, and media reports of a salary near $3 million annually remain unconfirmed.