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Did Mexico's Europe-based players help or hurt stock in Copa?

Rumors persist around a handful of Mexico's best playing in Europe. Goal examines if the Copa America Centenario helped or hurt each player's position.

The rumor mill is churning this summer, as it always seems to be, with chatter about players moving clubs filling printed and online pages. As always, there are plenty of Mexican players involved in the mix.

El Tri's exit from the Copa America Centenario wasn't graceful, but teams take much more than one match into account when scouting players. Let's take a look at how the tournament as a whole helped or hurt three of the stars who have had their names in the newspaper as transfer targets:

JAVIER "CHICHARITO" HERNANDEZ

The buzz: After moving from Manchester United to Bayer Leverkusen last season, Chicharito lit up the scoreboard in both the Bundesliga and the Champions League.