Keylor Navas to Join Pumas After a Brief Stint in Argentina with Newell's Old Boys
ROSARIO, ARGENTINA, JUL 21 – Keylor Navas joins UNAM Pumas on a one-year contract as a replacement goalkeeper, with Newell's Old Boys receiving $2 million for the transfer, after a six-month stint in Argentina.
- On Monday, Keylor Navas agreed to join Liga MX club Pumas, the Argentine club announced.
- Facing Alex Padilla's departure earlier this month, Pumas sought a replacement to reinforce their goalkeeping ranks.
- Newell's said Pumas paid a $2 million fee, and Navas could debut this Friday against Querétaro.
- Navas is set to join Pumas for Leagues Cup action next week, facing Atlanta United, Orlando City, and Inter Miami.
- A three-time Champions League winner with Real Madrid, Navas also won LaLiga, Club World Cup, and Super Cup titles at Madrid plus three Ligue 1 crowns at Paris Saint-Germain.
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The club accused the archer for lack of commitment.The 38-year-old Costa Rican is leaving for Mexico's Pumas in a figure that is around 2 million dollars.Sergio "Chiquito" Romero and Esteban Andrada, the names that transcended for their replacement.
Argentine club Newell’s Old Boy confirmed the departure of Costa Rican Keylor Navas, a 38-year-old goalkeeper with a past winner in Real Madrid, and his transfer to Pumas in exchange for $2 million, in an operation that includes an amount of $1.9 million for economic compensation, plus $100,000 in variables.
The Rosarino club justified this premature break with the former PSG guardian invoking the need to preserve a solid collective framework.
July 21, 2025 – Buenos Aires – EFE. Costa Rican archer Keylor Navas, known for his career in European clubs such as Real Madrid and the PSG, will leave Newell’s Old Boys to join the Pumas UNAM of Mexico. The news was confirmed by the Argentine club by an official announcement on its social networks, informing that the player is no longer part of the professional establishment. In the statement published on social network X, Newell’s detailed tha…
Costa Rican goalkeeper leaves Argentina amid tensions and joins a Mexican league that continues to attract figures
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