Mexican prodigy Marcelo Flores will play on loan at Oviedo

Marcelo Flores, during a match with Arsenal under 21, on January 11, 2022. Marc Atkins (Getty Images)

Mexico counts dozens of failed young promises.

One of the last hopes is called Marcelo Flores, 18, who has stood out in Arsenal's lower teams.

Now, at a crucial moment to give the growth spurt, he will play in Spanish football with Oviedo, from the Second Division.

Flores aspires to sneak into the list of 26 players to attend the World Cup in Qatar.

On June 11, he debuted in the Mexican national team during a match against Suriname and has been taken into account by the coach Tata Martino.

As precocious as he is talented, Marcelo Flores is a breath of fresh air for a troubled and rusty Tri who will make his World Cup debut on November 22 against Robert Lewandowski's Poland.

Arsenal have molded Marcelo Flores since 2019. The footballer, born in Ontario, Canada, and of a Mexican father, showed his talents as an attacking midfielder and as a winger in youth teams.

The coach, Mikel Arteta, began to recognize the name of the Mexican who climbed up to the under 23 category. The results of the season left the London club in fifth place in the Premier League, a situation that complicated Flores' debut.

From the Arsenal office they denied him going to the Under 20 World Cup, where his teammates failed and lost their ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics.

To announce the signing of Marcelo Flores, Oviedo made a video in which they showed fans receiving flowers and a card with the name and signature of the Mexican national team.

Flores' path is reminiscent of that of Carlos Vela, also trained at Arsenal, who was forged in the Second Division with Salamanca and Osasuna before making his debut in England.

Mexican money to Spanish soccer

El Oviedo, a team with ancestry in Spain, has received Mexican vitamins.

Since 2013, Grupo Carso, owned by Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim, became the majority shareholder of the Spanish club.

On July 12, the team announced that Grupo Pachuca (owner of Pachuca, León and Everton de Chile) would take 51% of the club's shares and Carso would keep only 20%.

Both groups had already worked together in the Mexican League, where León won the championship twice and Pachuca once.

The Spanish Second Division also received the Mexican investment from Grupo Orlegi (owners of Santos Laguna and Atlas) to Sporting de Gijón.

The Mexican company took over the majority of the capital for more than 40 million dollars.

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