Liga MX side Chivas Guadalajara Owner Jorge Vergara is "considering buying former Italian Serie A club Catania with a view to helping Mexican players improve their skills in Europe," according to Carlos Calvo of REUTERS. Catania, relegated from Serie A in '14, was "demoted to the third tier the following year for match-fixing." Vergara said, "(Catania) sent us the proposal and we're analyzing (it). It looks viable (but) my people still have to finish analyzing the figures. We've always wanted a team in Spain or Italy. We need to broaden the possibilities and capacity of Mexican players and we think that to play in Europe is a great school to have them grow a lot." Chivas, "one of the country's biggest and most popular clubs," is the only team in Liga MX with an all-Mexican squad (REUTERS, 4/9). AS reported Vergara added, "I almost was able to acquire Atlético Madrid [in '04], so this is a possibility that we are going to analyze." He "already knows about having a team outside Mexico, as in '03 he bought Costa Rican club Saprissa, which ended up being sold in '11" (AS, 4/9).
