By Wilson Florez
In Mexican soccer They made a bad decision regarding future of Marcel Ruiz. The midfielder had an offer from the English Championshipbut it didn’t seem like a good idea. Ruiz preferred to stay with Toluca in Liga MX and He missed a good opportunity to be in the Premier League.
The team that approached was Ipswich Metropolisformer team of Marcelo Flores. However, this project did not convince the footballer’s entourage. The English team would have offered $10 million dollars for the Mexican’s token. But playing in the Championship was not attractive to Ruiz.
“We have spoken with him, and with his agent, who seems to me to be one of the most correct agents we have had to speak with. In the end, about the second divisions, because there were two (offers): Ipswich Metropolis and someone else, The Ipswich thing was formal, but talking to Marcel we believed that it was not the best time or place.“explained Santiago San Román, former football director of Toluca.
According to Monday’s newspaper, the decision was bad for the future of Marcel Ruiz. But the arguments of the Mexican’s career managers were not so questionable. England’s second division is not a simple tournament. Arming yourself with a good squad does not guarantee you going up to the Premier League.
However, there were more positive factors in this hypothetical change. In the event that Ipswich Metropolis had not achieved promotion, A good tournament by Marcel Ruiz would have placed him as a possible reinforcement of the clubs promoted to the Premier League. But the reality is different and the Mexican is playing in the 2026 Clausura League with Toluca.
The Ipswich Metropolis season
After 46 long days in the Championship, Ipswich Metropolis managed to take second place in the tournament. Ipswich Metropolis was 11 points away from first place, but they did what was necessary to position themselves with one point above Millwall (third in the table).
The Ipswich Metropolis left a steadiness of 23 wins, 15 draws and only 8 losses. The team led by Kieran McKenna put an end to their bad streak and returns to the Premier League after its fleeting decline in the 2024-2025 season.
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