Matias Almeyda is the only person at Monterrey whose place is safe for next semester, sporting director Walter Erviti said on Friday, putting the rest of the squad under daily evaluation with the club’s Liguilla place still undecided.
Erviti spoke at the club’s El Barrial training ground on November 13, hours before the team traveled to Queretaro for Saturday’s rescheduled Jornada 7 match.
“The only one who is safe here for next semester is the coach,” Erviti said, in remarks carried by Mediotiempo. “Our coach is the most important person in the project and the one who walks with us to carry the day-to-day work forward.”
“The rest, day by day, are under evaluation because we need to raise the standard of demand at this club,” he added.
Monterrey sits 10th in the Apertura 2026 table with 21 points, outside the top eight that reach the Liguilla quarterfinals in a tournament with no Play-In round.
Rayados still control their own path. Saturday’s match at Queretaro is their pending Jornada 7 fixture, and they close the regular season at Pumas UNAM on Saturday, November 21.
Erviti said the two matches double as a final audition for the squad. “For us as a board it is a good opportunity to evaluate who is up to the standard and who is not. And we are clearly going to do it,” he said.
He thanked the squad for reaching the 2027 Concacaf Champions Cup and a final this semester, then added that the coming matches have to show Monterrey is a club with authority.
“Reaching the Liguilla is a responsibility for us,” Erviti said. “Tomorrow the team has to show authority and show it is up to representing this institution.”
First On-Record Word After a Week of Reports
The remarks are the first on-record statement from the club in a week of conflicting reports about Almeyda’s future. Angel Torano reported a resignation ultimatum on November 8, a claim no club voice confirmed, while Willie Gonzalez reported the board’s total backing a day later.
Erviti’s words settle which way the club is speaking publicly. They are not a contract announcement, and Monterrey has issued no statement beyond his remarks.
Torres Renewed, Salcedo Offered a Deal
In the same session, Erviti confirmed that Oliver Torres has been renewed. Reports in October put the midfielder’s new deal through the summer of 2028.
He also said the club has offered Carlos Salcedo a renewal. That is an offer, not a signed agreement.
Erviti said the defender has not yet reached the level the club expects, while calling him a leader in the locker room whose best level can return in the right setting.
Almeyda is in his first semester with Monterrey. His team lost the Leagues Cup 2026 final to Toluca and qualified for the 2027 Champions Cup, and its league fate now comes down to the trips to Queretaro and Pumas UNAM.
