Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
Andre Pierre Gignac He was always a striker with a cartel in it Europe despite the fact that his physical condition was not the best in certain seasons. He was in the crosshairs of teams like him Liverpool or the Valencia from Spain, the last He wanted to convince him by sending him a plane with Iberian ham
This was when I was in the Toulouse, in the 2008-09 season and the Spaniards had Unai emery as a coach, but ultimately prefer to stay on the team for a year later emigrate to the ALS
“I have rejected Valencia. They sent me a plane with a good hamI promise. They knew they would do with a little Iberian ham, but I declined. It was at the time Unai emery, with Jeremy MathieuHe had come to explain to me his entire tactical plan. I declined, ”he told RMC Sports.
He turned down Liverpool for Marseille
A year later, in 2010, the Marsella Olympic to make him an offer, which he accepted, but had to say “no” to the Liverpool from EredivisieAnd with the Public Prosecution Service It wasn’t until 2015, when the opportunity presented itself to come to Mexico with Tigers
“I was born in Martigues, 40 kilometers from Marseille. My entire childhood was OM. My family, everyone is for OM. My dream … What you need to know is that I had two papers in my hands. Either it was OM or Liverpool in 2010
Jean-Christophe Cano (his agent) comes up to me and says, ‘André, you have Liverpool or OMAnd I replied, ‘You can tear the roll Liverpool, let’s go to OM ‘. There, that’s it, ”he stated.
The Marsella was his family’s dream and the club promoted him to the national team Francewhere he was called to Euro 2016, So He does not regret having turned down the English league to pursue his career in the Competition 1
“No, never in my life! Never in my life … have I realized my dreamI realized the dream of all my cousins, the dreams of almost all of my family, ”he noted.