Necaxa have exercised their purchase option for Francisco Mendez, the Chivas de Guadalajara canterano on loan in Aguascalientes since January, transfer reporter Cesar Luis Merlo reported on Tuesday.
Merlo, in his Super Deportivo reporting, says Necaxa have notified Chivas de Guadalajara that they will buy 50 percent of Mendez’s rights. The defender is set to sign a contract running to December 2030.
Neither club has announced the move. Until one of them does, this stays a report, and a strong one: Merlo is the reporter who broke Mendez’s original loan in January.
Mendez, nicknamed “Pajaro,” is a left-footed center back from Tepatitlan de Morelos who came through Tapatio. He left in January on a one-year loan with the purchase option now reported as used.
His Necaxa minutes have been limited, 245 in total. That is the puzzle inside the report: Necaxa are committing long term to a player who has not been a regular.
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The Balance for Chivas de Guadalajara
Pushing the chance up: the option was written into the January loan, so no new negotiation was needed. Necaxa have reportedly already notified Chivas de Guadalajara of the decision.
Merlo’s record pushes it up too. He reported the original loan before it was announced, and his account of this file has been accurate throughout.
Holding it back: there is no club announcement from either side, and no second source independent of Merlo.
His limited minutes hold it back as well. A club buying half the rights of a defender with 245 minutes is making a projection, not rewarding a starter.
Why the Transfer Chance Is 72 Percent
The score starts with the source. Merlo is the strongest transfer voice in this market, and he is reporting an action already taken, not an intention.
The stage does most of the work. An exercised option with a contract to December 2030 is agreement territory, one step short of an announcement.
Corroboration is the weak factor. Everything traces back to Merlo, and neither Chivas de Guadalajara nor Necaxa has said a word in public.
Fit and money logic are solid without being spectacular. He is already in the squad, the fee mechanism was pre-agreed, and Chivas de Guadalajara keep half his rights.
How This Rumor Has Developed
January 2026: Mendez joins Necaxa on a one-year loan with a purchase option, in a move Merlo also reported first. Necaxa announce his arrival on January 8.
Clausura 2026: the minutes do not come. He plays four matches, most of them late in the tournament, and the loan is questioned in Guadalajara.
October 26, 2026: ESPN’s Jesus Bernal says the returning loanees, Mendez among them, have no place in Gabriel Milito’s Chivas de Guadalajara.
November 10, 2026: Merlo reports Necaxa have exercised the option, buying 50 percent of his rights, with a contract to December 2030.
What It Means for Chivas de Guadalajara
There is no first-team cost. Mendez was not in Milito’s plans, and his departure does not touch the squad preparing for Cruz Azul and the Liguilla.
The asset logic is the story. Chivas de Guadalajara monetize half of a canterano they were not using, and keep the other half as a stake in his future.
No fee has been reported, and no buyback clause has been confirmed for this deal. Neither figure should be assumed until a club publishes it.
If the clubs confirm Merlo’s report, Mendez’s path back to Guadalajara closes, and his development becomes Necaxa’s project through 2030.
This piece will be updated if either club announces the move. Follow every story on the Chivas de Guadalajara hub.
