Navas joins Pumas from Newell's on 1-year deal

Costa Rica goalkeeper Keylor Navas has reached a woody to articulation Liga MX nine Pumas from Newell's Old Boys, the Argentine nine announced connected Monday.

Newell's said successful a connection that Pumas was paying a interest of $2 cardinal to bring Navas to Liga MX.

The three-time Champions League victor with Real Madrid signed a one-year woody and could debut arsenic aboriginal arsenic this Friday's league lucifer against Querétaro.

He is besides expected to articulation the nine successful Leagues Cup play adjacent week erstwhile manager Efraín Juárez's broadside volition look Atlanta United, Orlando City and Inter Miami CF successful the radical stage.

Navas, 38, spent conscionable six months with Newell's. He is 1 of the astir palmy players successful Concacaf history, turning successful a beardown show for Costa Rica successful this summer's Gold Cup.

"Keylor Navas is nary longer portion of the squad and volition proceed his vocation with Pumas of México," Newell's said successful a statement. "This determination was made based connected the condemnation of prioritizing our team. The commitment, professionalism, and respect for our club's values stay arsenic non-negotiable pillars. We firmly judge that to execute our goals it is indispensable that each subordinate of our nine pushes successful the aforesaid direction, ever prioritizing the squad implicit the individual.

"Our way is clear: unity, effort, and belonging. Under these values, we volition proceed moving each time to grant our colors and the feelings of our fans."

In summation to his Champions League titles, Navas besides won LaLiga, the Club World Cup and Super Cup titles during his clip with Madrid. He went connected to triumph 3 Ligue 1 titles astatine Paris Saint-Germain.

Navas joined Newell's arsenic a escaped cause successful January and made 16 appearances.

Pumas were looking for a replacement for goalkeeper Álex Padilla, who near earlier this period to rejoin genitor nine Athletic Club.

Navas was reportedly keen to determination to Pumas to play successful the Liga MX and beryllium person to his autochthonal Costa Rica.