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Add Necaxa - newly-promoted to Liga MX - to the list of clubs allegedly chasing legendary Uruguayan forward Diego Forlan.
The rumored interest would appear to have been first reported by Uruguayan journalist Wilson Mendez...
Necaxa de México quiere contratar a Diego Forlán, le harán una oferta al delantero uruguayo pic.twitter.com/BjvtnNTi4k
— Wilson Méndez (@WilsonMendez86) June 29, 2016
...and has since been widely circulated on Twitter, without seeming quite to rise to the level of news worth committing to more than 140 characters.
El Necaxa hizo una oferta por Diego Forlán que está sin equipo tras rescindir contrato con Peñarol.
— Toque Al Toque (@ToqueAlToque) June 30, 2016
EL CACHAVACHA pic.twitter.com/Uh9nmx1kRd
#Necaxa es el equipo que quiere a Diego Forlan, el club esta interesado en el atacante.
— Futbol al Momento (@futmx_transfer) June 30, 2016
Tiene ofertas de la MLS pic.twitter.com/puUy9PPFbY
#MercadoDePases - El #Necaxa mexicano va por Diego Forlan, aunque su futuro estaría en la #MLS. pic.twitter.com/8MwxP3EfpB
— MARCA Uruguay (@MarcaUY) June 29, 2016
Forlan left Penarol - the team he supports and for whom his father played - a couple of weeks ago, and was almost immediately linked to a number of clubs, including Argentina's Independiente, Chile's Colo Colo, and the New York Red Bulls of MLS.
The rumors about Forlan's next move aren't getting any stronger, but they are proliferating: Necaxa is surely not the last team the well-traveled forward will be linked to before he reveals his intentions.