Monterrey — When everything was ready for André-pierre Gignac to break his drought of not going to the United States, the Frenchman and Club Tigres decided at the last minute not to include him in the list of players who will travel.
The cats play on Saturday against FC Dallas and Gignac was scheduled to play and they even requested all the information from the airline that will take them to the United States to see if they asked for any documents about the covid vaccine.
Despite the fact that Texas no longer asks for documents and the airline gave him the go-ahead to travel, it was decided on Friday morning that Gignac, who is not injured or has any complaints, would not fly in the afternoon after not having an official document. that allows you to enter the United States.
“Gignac preferred not to risk being returned there and for this reason he preferred not to make the trip, even though they already had him on the passenger list,” said a source close to the player.
Gignac was contemplated to make the trip and even Miguel Herrera had him placed as a starter for the match against Dallas.
Original note published on September 23 at 9 am
Monterrey– André-pierre Gignac is ready to return with tigers to the United States for Saturday’s friendly game against the FC Dallas.
After almost two years without traveling to that country for fear of possible restrictions, due to the fact that he has not been vaccinated against Covid-19, the forward of the feline team will fly to North Texas to be in the game that will take place at the Toyota Stadium in Frisco.
“Gignac is contemplated to travel, in fact the airline confirmed to us that there is no problem for him to make the trip,” said a source close to the player.
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The last time that the historic auriazul striker was in the United States was in December 2020, to play the Final Phase of the Concacaf Champions League, which the Tigers won in the Orlando, Florida bubble.
At that time, the vaccines were still in development and there were no restrictions on travel to the United States.
As of 2021, Gignac stopped traveling to American soil and missed tours for friendly matches with Tigres, as well as other types of commitments, arguing injuries or personal issues.
Last July, Grupo REFORMA revealed that the reason why the French striker was not traveling to the United States was because he did not get vaccinated against covid, which is why he also refused to participate in the MX League All-Star Game, which took place in Minnesota.
“I want to clarify that I spoke with the board of directors and asked them to respect this issue, which for me is a point of belief, training and something that comes from my childhood and my origin. I appreciate the support and respect for my decision on this issue, which is 100% personal, ”Gignac published after the publication, confirming that he was not vaccinated.
The cats made an intersquad on Thursday to refine the table that will open against Dallas and Gignac was among the starters.
Miguel Herrera, technical director of the Auriazules, made changes to the lineup but none of them moved Gignac from his position.
Thus, after almost two years, Gignac will be back in the United States.