Diego Valdes is headed north to join Santos Laguna, the club announced Thursday.
The Torreon-based team is signing the 24-year-old from Morelia, where Valdes arrived in 2016. He previously played for Audax Italiano in his native Chile.
In addition to being one of Monarcas' most important starters the past several tournaments, Valdes re-emerged with the senior Chile national team in 2018. His debut came in a 2015 friendly match but this year saw him take part in eight friendly matches after La Roja fell short of qualification for Russia.
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Valdes scored five goals and three assists in the 2017 Apertura and added another pair of goals and assists in the 2018 Clausura.