Jaime Lozano Rejects New Position with the Mexican National Team

News breaking this week is that the Mexican national team is ready to part ways with manager Jaime Lozano, replacing him with former national team head coach Javier Aguirre.

The new-look management team would ideally have Aguirre at the helm with Lozano being selected as his assistant.

Aguirre previously took the national team to the FIFA World Cup in 2002 and 2014, on both occasions he managed to guide the team beyond the group stages and into the knockout rounds. He has since won the CONCACAF Champions League with Monterrey and recently taken RCD Mallorca to the Copa Del Rey final in Spain.

As for Lozano, he was instrumental as Mexico won the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup, where Mexico beat Panama in the final. In the 12 months since his side lost the Nations League final to the United States and failed to get past the Copa América group stage at the hands of Venezuela and Ecuador.

The Mexican Federation are wary that the FIFA World Cup is two years away and that now is the time for change if they are to make a good impression of themselves at the global tournament, which will partly be held in Mexico, along with Canada and the United States.

TUDN and Gibrán Araige report that Aguirre is edging ever-closer to a third stint as Mexico boss as a verbal agreement has been reached. Whilst the contracts are being finalised, the same reports claim that Lozano has been made aware of the decision and he has been offered a new position with the national team.

An announcement is soon to be made, and with Lozano rejecting the new proposal with the national team, he will be released from his post.