Tigres UANL Negotiates Executive Role for…

Tigres UANL seeks André-Pierre Gignac for executive role. The club has initiated talks with the former striker.

What happened?

Tigres UANL's board of directors announced that they have initiated talks with André-Pierre Gignac to bring him on board as an executive.

Why it matters for Tigres UANL?

The sports president of the felines revealed that a few weeks ago, he held a meeting with the executive vice president, Carlos Valenzuela, to present the French striker with the possible roles he could play within the organization.

What comes next?

The board assured that the next step will be to present a formal proposal to the historic goal-scorer of the club, with the aim of reaching an agreement that benefits both parties and allows him to continue being linked to the institution.

Tigres UANL is seeking André-Pierre Gignac for an executive role. The club has initiated talks with the former striker. Tigres UANL's board of directors announced that they have initiated talks with André-Pierre Gignac to bring him on board as an executive.

Hopefully, we can reach a negotiation that he will be happy with, we can, this, have him within the organization and do what we want, which is to grow the franchise.

As part of that approach, Gignac also got to know some of the projects that Tigres has for the future, including the plans for the new stadium, a situation that sparked his interest and reinforced the confidence of the board in that he can become an important element outside of the pitch.

We showed him something that very few people have seen, which is, the plans for the new stadium. He got very excited, I saw him happy, he has the characteristics to be a great executive. He is a smart guy, he is a disciplined guy.

If the agreement is confirmed, André-Pierre Gignac will continue to be part of Tigres after becoming one of the club's greatest legends, now with a role focused on the institutional and sporting growth of the organization.

Tigres UANL's current situation

Currently, Tigres UANL is in 15th place in the Liga MX, with 1 point, 0 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss in 2 games, and with a goal difference of -2. The club is 5 points behind the leaders of the table, Club Tijuana.