The Colombian revealed the reasons why he chose to take the number 23 with the lagoon squad
MEXICO CITY – The Colombian Andrés Ibargüen was presented as a reinforcement of Santos Laguna, A team with which he plans to ‘turn the page’ on his way through America.
“As for the three years, good things came out with America. There are things that are not as they seem or as they are called. Regardless of the forms I will be grateful to them and it is a page to which I already turned “.
During his presentation with the Warriors, it was announced that the coffee striker will use the number 23, Same as he chose how inspired by David Beckham and Michael Jordan.
“Getting here means a lot. Thank you to each of the people for taking this step. Then I have to take advantage and hope to win important things. I chose a bit on the 23rd for Michel Jordan and also the truth when David Beckham was at Real Madrid.”
The Colombian also revealed that the decision to come to Santos Laguna it was thanks to the conversations he shared with Oribe Peralta and Darwin Quintero when they shared dressing room in Coapa.
“Colleagues with whom I had shared a dressing room had told me what Sants was, that more than a club, it was a family. Where they help you give your best effort every day. I didn’t think twice about it. “come here and the club always has places to fight. Individuals are not worth it here, but the collective. The group has welcomed me in a good way, Oribe and Darwin have always told me about Santos and that in case he came, he was going to offer me the tools to develop football, and so being happy, he was going to give me the maximum potential. I tried to wait for the door to open to come. He seems to have been training for weeks or months. More than a group it is a family. I have been treated excellently for my best efforts, “said the former American.
Meanwhile, the coach Guillermo Almada comment that you are still not sure Ibargüen have minutes with the marsh team.
“The methodology takes a while to assemble-, we’re evaluating their physical part and we want to give them weapons to feel good and we’ll analyze it and decide if we already give it a few minutes this weekend.”
During the presentation of Ibargüen, the president of the marsh team, Dante Elizalde, confirmed that if they received an offer from a European team to take over the services of Santiago Muñoz, But in the sporting aspect they did not think it was the best offer for the player of the establishment.
“There was interest from a Belgian team, and from the deep review we did with Guillem and all the people in charge of the sports committee, we came to the conclusion to retain the player because he is in the process of training and the best way to give it that continuity is here. we are not confirming the offer and today it is with us “commented Elizalde.