La Semana

DIEGO LAINEZ has arrived in Monterrey to sign with Tigres

The 22-year-old Mexican was extremely happy about the prospect of joining the side.

- Alex Martínez

During the early hours on Sunday, Diego Lainez landed in the Sultana del Norte, ready to sign with Tigres. Just after five in the morning, the player appeared in the terminal and immediatel­y attracted attention of the awaiting media.

In a very attentive manner, Lainez gave his first photos with the fans and then spoke briefly to the media. In his first words, the 22year-old soccer player was happy and excited to return to Liga MX, a competitio­n in which he has not played since 2019 when he was a member of the Águilas del América.

What he said about the move “Very happy, very happy, excited about the project that exists, I’m very committed to the team, happy and hopefully soon I will be working on what I want the most,” he said.

Lainez, who will first undergo medical examinatio­ns, will become a player of the university team on a one-year loan with a mandatory purchase option and a contract for three more years.

The Feline target

“The Tigres project is an interestin­g project, they have always shown interest from Mauricio (Culebro), I have known him for a long time and they have always been there with interest since I practicall­y left for Europe; I’m very happy to be back.”

The reasons to return to Mexico

“I think it is a great opportunit­y, a very good and important challenge for me and I am going to face it in the best way as I have always done in my career”. Diego Laínez returns to the Liga MX with much greater football maturity after five seasons in Europe, he was first in Spain at Real Betis, before moving to Sporting Braga in Portugal, where he did not manage to have much playing time.

 ?? ?? El equipo de Laliga ha anunciado el préstamo de Diego Lainez, quien regresa a la Liga MX y va a estar vinculado con los Tigres hasta el 31 de diciembre de 2023
El equipo de Laliga ha anunciado el préstamo de Diego Lainez, quien regresa a la Liga MX y va a estar vinculado con los Tigres hasta el 31 de diciembre de 2023

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