Overview
- Multiple outlets report talks for Platense forward Ronaldo Martínez are advanced and the Paraguayan is keen to join CU.
- Journalist César Luis Merlo says the holdup is sporting approval rather than budget, with Pumas understood to have the funds.
- Pumas are also assessing Alfredo Morelos, Robert Morales and Ezequiel Ponce as alternative options at center-forward.
- Morelos is a free agent with prior ties to Juárez at Atlético Nacional, Morales could exit Toluca to free an international slot but has a high salary, and Ponce led Houston Dynamo in 2025 scoring and would likely require a substantial offer.
- After adding Juninho from Flamengo, the club aims to finalize a No. 9 before its Jan. 11 Clausura debut against Querétaro at CU.