Cruzeiro resumed its efforts to sign 26-year-old winger Brian Rodríguez, who plays for América in Mexico. The club has been in talks for the player for three months and made two offers in the last seven days. In May, before the transfer window opened, Cruzeiro had identified the Uruguayan as one of its targets. Initially, the club was waiting for a decision regarding the Libertadores to move forward in the negotiations, but chose to focus on other names. With the injuries to Gabriel Pec and Sinisterra, talks resumed, and the first offer was made last week, which the Mexicans rejected. The amount was 8 million dollars fixed, plus 2 million dollars in variables. Recently, Cruzeiro indicated an offer of 10 million dollars fixed, keeping 2 million dollars in variables. The board is awaiting a response from América. Brian Rodríguez had shown interest in playing in Brazilian football and was also approached by Cruzeiro in 2025. The Uruguayan international, who has 36 caps and 4 goals for his country, is under contract with América until June 2029 and has a current market value of €8.00m, according to Transfermarkt. In February 2026, reports indicated CSKA Moscow made an offer of €9.2 million for the player, who joined América from Los Angeles FC in August 2022 for a €6.0 million fee.