Eugenio Pizzuto was one of those in charge of welcoming Santiago Muñoz to Europe, who will try his luck with Newcastle United
Santiago Muñoz arrived in recent days in Europe to report with the Newcastle United, His new team for the 2021 season, but took advantage of the recess of the FIFA Date to reunite with another Mexican youth footballer who is in the Old Continent: Eugenio Pizzuto.
The former Santos Laguna striker and now a member of Newcastle United considered that there is a new golden generation of national footballers and, for now, the two who want to show their talent in Europe, they met in Spain before Santiago Muñoz headed for England, where he will finally report with the “herons”.
Sources have reported to ESPN Digital that both Muñoz and Eugenio Pizzuto, now a Lille footballer, spent the whole afternoon together after lunch and getting to know a little of the Iberian country and then each focusing on their own adventure.
The young striker and his team finalized his transfer to the Premier League through an 18-month loan (year and a half) with the option to buy, during which time he will seek to convince Newcastle to acquire his letter definitively.
In recent months, another player older than Muñoz and Pizzuto also fulfilled his dream of emigrating to European football as Johan Vásquez signed his contract as a new player for Genoa in Italy. , renewing the “supply” of Mexican players in the highest level football in the world.