UANL Tigers would be about to sign the perfect partner for André-Pierre Gignacsince, according to reports from various media, it is practically a fact that in the coming days Nico Ibanez, current Liga MX individual scoring champion, will join the feline offensive.
In this way, the player Pachuca would be very close to reinforcing the Tigres offensive, already feared with the trident formed by Nicolás López, Luis Quiñones and Gignac himself.
The player would arrive at the express request of the technical director Diego Cocca, who considers that he lacks a “9” with young blood, requirements that the 28-year-old Argentine meets.
“The Pachuca attacker reached an agreement with the feline club, hence the official announcement is expected soon that he is a new member of the UANL campus,” reported ESPN, according to their sources.
“I alreadyThe agreement between the three parties has been made, after the negotiations for the Argentine striker advanced and only the signing of the contract remains”, complements Mediotiempo.
In the event of this operation being carried out, the question that would remain is: who will be the sacrificed player?since for the entry of Ibáñez, Tigres must free one of the places for foreigners, because they are all occupied.
THERE IS AN AGREEMENT!
The 💣 has arrived!
They tell me from the feline concentration that the transaction with Nicolás Ibáñez to be the new reinforcement of Tigres is done.
It is analyzed tonight who will be the foreigner sacrificed to make it official
Nico Ibáñez will be a Tigres player pic.twitter.com/YhEzIDVRoo
— Omar Zeron (@omarzeron) January 15, 2023
The signing would come after the frustrated attempt by the Monterrey club to hire Colombian Rafael Santos Borré, 27, who was his first choice and who was not allowed to leave by his current team, Eintracht Frankfurt from the Bundesliga.
It is worth remembering that Nicolás Ibañez holds the title of champion of the MX League with Pachuca and the individual goal scorer of Mexican soccer, after scoring 11 goals with the Tuzos in the 17 games of the regular phase of the 2022 Apertura Tournament.
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