Finalist player in Expansión: the projection stage

For players of Tampico Madero Y Atlas, being a finalist in the Expansion League does not have the same incentive as when the Ascenso MX existed, but they acquire a certain monetary value, since a player who had a good season in sports can negotiate a contractual improvement such as aspiring to a higher salary or increase the value of your letter. The Economist He was able to know that players in this category receive salaries between 15,000 and 100,000 pesos per month.

Likewise, for the teams, winning the final of the Expansion League supposes a prize of 5 million pesos, in addition, the possibility of contesting the title of Champion of Champions for an additional prize that is variable. In comparison, although the prize for winning in Liga MX is not established in a document, media such as El Heraldo de México pointed out that in Clausura 2021, Blue Cross he pocketed around 4 million pesos.

“The value that (a player) can acquire by becoming champion can be remunerated with a bonus or a premium. Also if he is a player with projection, you can rate him higher, as long as he has participated, had minutes and been transcendent, “Jorge Sigala, general director of Promofut, an agency representing footballers, told this newspaper.

The place Transfermarkt gives a reference of the value that a soccer player has in the market based on different variables related to their profile and performance; Bela Csanyi, administrator of these values ​​in Mexican soccer, considers that in the case of Tampico Madero Players such as defenders Carlos Robles (21 years old) and Edson García (23) will increase their value notably “who are still quite young and have a lot of margin. They are also provided by Atlas or at least they come from their academy, so surely they are already in the crosshairs of Atlas himself or of other Liga MX teams ”.

“In the case of Atlante, those we have in mind are full-back Diego García (21), who is also quite young and a promise for the future, and attacker Armando Escobar, who has played the best tournament of his career. He is already 28 years old, but it seems that he is following a bit in the footsteps of Luis Arcadio García (28), who last year played at a very good level in the team and later achieved the step towards the MX League relatively late, “added the securities specialist.

On the sporting level, the final also represents an exhibition platform to be considered in the First Division. Atlante and Tampico Madero will be repeating the final of the first Expansion League tournament; of the Colts, runners-up in the 2020 Apertura, five now play in First-class teams, although their promotion was not immediate, but came a semester later. Another 14 remain at the club and three are without a team.

In the Jaiba Brava, 19 of the 2020 Apertura champions remain and four were promoted to the first division, one of the most prominent cases was that of the veteran and champion with Santos in 2018, Diego de Buen (30), who went to the Club Puebla immediately after being champion with Tampico and being named the best soccer player in the Expansion League.

On the other hand, Sigala explains that it is not common for a player in this division for the promotion to come from a foreign league: “It is difficult for a team to turn to the Expansion League to look for reinforcements. They have asked us for players in Major League Soccer (MLS) or United Soccer League (USL), which is the second division of the United States, but they ask for a very specific profile. It can exist, but it is difficult ”.

Another opportunity that Expansion League players miss is to capitalize on their visibility with sponsored firms. Director of Promofut indicates that brands are not usually interested in this category, “unless it is a kid who brings a lot of projection, who is going through processes, who is selected, maybe they can find the sponsorship of a sports brand, but from there to go with a major brand like Coca-Cola, Kellog’s, etc., it is practically impossible ”.

According to data shared by the president of the MX League, Mikel Arriola, this season the interest of the fans in the development league has grown, until the regular phase had a net accumulated reach of 6.2 million people, 68% more than in Clausura 2021 (3.7 million) and 64% greater than Opening 2020.

Regarding the presence of the fans in the stadiums, during the regular phase the Expansion League it registered an attendance close to 188,200 spectators, an average of 1,383 per day. The teams that attracted the most fans were Venados, where the total attendance was 28,404 fans in their nine home games; de Raya2 Expansión that accumulated 22,275 spectators and Atlante with 20,770 people.

The possibility of promotion will return from the 2023-2024 season, once the teams have met all certification requirements.

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Reference-www.eleconomista.com.mx

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