Overview

• Fox Sports says Pumas and Newell’s have reached a verbal agreement on the transfer fee for Keylor Navas, with only paperwork and league registration remaining.
• Newell’s rejected Pumas’s initial $1 million offer, highlighting the lack of a release clause in Navas’s contract and prompting a revised bid.
• Navas missed Newell’s match citing a stomach upset; sources say he also raised claims of unpaid wages to accelerate his departure.
• Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano reported that Navas will no longer play for Newell’s as he evaluates options, among them a move to Pumas.
• Pumas has identified former Colombia goalkeeper David Ospina as a backup plan in case negotiations for Navas fall through.