The ESPN analyst stated that he was ready to sign with the Machine, but at the last minute, the board reduced the economic proposal to 50 percent.
MEXICO – Hugo Sánchez, A former Pumas coach and ESPN analyst, said it was a “lie” that he wanted to impose players and their coaching staff on the Blue Cross or requested more than a year of contract, in addition to which he clarified that the negotiation with The Celestial Machine fell because at the last minute they wanted to reduce his salary by 50 percent.
“I heard opinions from friends and colleagues who told me that I wanted to impose situations of hiring players, coaching staff, everything is a lie, so I did not answer so many phone calls, to let them know that everything went with the seriousness that must be, to clarify here. I hope they can rectify at some point, “he said. Hugo Sánchez, Technician of the Mexican Selection by ESPN. “They offered me a year, I didn’t ask for more, I said that was enough to be champion.”
Blue Cross he sent a “letterhead” to Hugo Sanchez to whom he offered the conditions to direct the Celestial Machine, the Pentapichichi accepted the offer and even planned the next tournament, but at the last moment the conditions changed.
“We were just waiting for the plane tickets, we stopped spending a day and on December 31st Jaume Ordiales he called me, because everything came back, because there was a meeting in which the economic situation did not give for what he asked for, but if he accepted 50 percent, he could come, “acknowledged Hugo Sánchez, coach two-time champion with Pumas in 2004.
“We were ready to travel on the first of January, but everything went backwards due to the economic situation, I’m excited, after eight years of unemployment, the adventure of Blue Cross it attracted me, we wanted to look for the championship “.
The former Real Madrid player added that all contact was with Jaume Ordiales and explained that in the document he sent Blue Cross they asked to him that in his technical body it had to be Oscar Perez.
“No, because all the contact was with Jaume Ordiales and with the seriousness and firmness that we spoke. It was defined that he was the chosen one, we spoke of discarding players, of reinforcements, of preseason, all this made me think that it was directed to close, ”he said.