Overview
- LDU confirmed the 26-year-old defensive midfielder as a 2026 reinforcement in an official announcement.
- Pretell logged 39 matches and more than 2,900 minutes in 2025 across Peru’s Liga 1 and the Copa Libertadores.
- LDU enters the 2026 Libertadores group stage after recent continental runs, including the 2023 Sudamericana title and a 2025 Libertadores semifinal.
- The player posted a farewell to Sporting Cristal thanking teammates, staff and fans, eliciting a supportive message from captain Yoshimar Yotún.
- Tiago Nunes previously described Pretell as a “soldier” he would choose “to go to war,” a remark frequently cited around the signing.