One of the games that generated the greatest expectation from the Day 11 of Closing 2023 it was the game Tigers vs Americasince it signified the reunion of Diego Lainez with the team that made his debut in the first division, and with which he had the opportunity to play again after a first experience in Europe.
However, Lainez’s performance as well as that of the San Nicolás de los Garzas team was overtaken by the Eagles since they took the three points of the date in their visit to the Volcano by beating the felines on the score of 2 to 0. For this reason, on social networks, the mockery turned against the former player of Betis.
For the way he lost his team and the criticisms that Lainez Leyva received on the internetthe Mexican striker used his social networks to send a message to all the fans, through his temporary Instagram stories, the also national team published a story in which he praised his commitment to Tigres.
Despite the fact that he played in different controversial moments of the game and did not have the opportunity to score a goal, Diego Lainez completely ignored everything that was commented on his performance and praised the sporting values he now defends, those of the Autonomous University of Nuevo León (UANL).
In his acting story, Diego Lainez uploaded an image of himself – in which he is seen battling for the ball – in which he made it clear he wouldn’t give up, so the 22-year-old wrote this following :
“No one gives up here”
This alludes to the responsibility he has with Marco Antonio Ruiz’s team and with the fans of Nuevo León.
It’s worth remembering that Lainez’s return to Liga MX came amid controversy over the supposed million-dollar salary he asked the Coapa board to return to the Azulcremas. But, in recent days, the player himself denied the information.
It was during an interview for ESPN that the current Tigres striker faced Baños and showed his annoyance.
The first thing Lainez Leyva did was to deny the sports president of the blue-cream team, as he argued that there were things that should not have been shared with the press. Without giving exact details about what bothered him during these negotiations, the Olympic medalist clarified that personally, they made him feel bad and that it affected him on a personal level.
Diego Lainez clarified that it was a misunderstanding, so he rejected all the charges against him because he insisted that they were false accusations, for which he limited himself to make sure he is focused on the project. tigers in the Closing 2023.
“I don’t like to comment on this but, personally, I think there are things that shouldn’t have been said. And other than that they’re not true, but hey, I keep working, I’m focused on the Tigers”
When rumors about the possibility of seeing the former Real Betis player in Mexican football began to grow stronger, Club América was the bet for that Diego Lainez will come back to MX Leagueso that between the fans and the media, it was speculated that there were already talks between the two parties.
But, it is the sporting president himself of the Eagles which put an end to speculation and closed all possibilities of a return for its young player.
According to Banos, Lainez demanded a $2 million salary, an amount that exceeded the club’s budget, so they rejected it because their team could not accept a player enjoying this privilege. While America bet on their youth team to bring him home, the salary cap prevented them.