Overview
- Journalist Gustavo Peralta reports a total agreement for Universitario to buy Jairo Vélez from César Vallejo, with signatures expected in the coming days.
- Yuriel Celi will finish his loan at Deportivo Garcilaso and rejoin training at Universitario for 2026, with his contract running through the end of that year.
- Coach Jorge Fossati is interested in striker Abel Hernández, though no talks are reported and the player’s priority is to remain in Uruguay with Peñarol monitoring him.
- Hernández’s appeal follows a prolific 2025 season at Liverpool (Uruguay), adding proven scoring as Universitario weighs attacking reinforcements.
- Álex Valera remains contracted through 2026, with an extension to 2028 under consideration per Peralta, as teammate Matías Di Benedetto lauds the forward’s strong form.