Julián Quiñones revealed that André-Pierre Gignac tried to convince him to return to Tigres

In a revealing exclusive lecture for TUDNthe star ahead of the Águilas del América, Julian Quinonesconfessed that he had received a tempting proposal from the emblematic André-Pierre Gignac return to Tigers during the Clausura 2023 tournament, after Quiñones’ excellent performances in the Rojinegros del Atlas and which led him to the two-time Liga MX championship.

This revelation comes to light following Julián’s recent debut with the Mexican national team during the matches against Honduras in the quarter-finals of the Concacaf Nations League.

During the interview, the talented Colombian forward shared details about the offer from Gignac, who tried to persuade him to wear the Tigres shirt again. The exchange between both footballers took place while Diego Cocca was leading the cats team.

“I was focused on Atlas at that moment, there was a moment where you said you have already achieved everything and you have to go out the front door. At that moment when we won the double championship, my representative spoke to me and said to me: ‘Tigres wants you to come back’.” I confessedor the naturalized Mexican attacker

“At that moment Cocca was there and I said to him: ‘I really don’t want to go because mentally I am okay and if I go to play with Tigres I will go back to everything I left behind.’ Gignac even spoke to me and told me ‘come here’. I told him ‘no fat, I don’t get along with the fans so well that I have to go there’,” the forward added in an interview for TUDN.

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