“I expressed [my opinion] to Carlos Vela last year when I was in Europe, and I believe that the objective of all players in the world is to be in Europe, or at least that is the principalobjective. However, every situation has its intrinsic factors that merit a more profound analysis. I don’t know Giovani [dos Santos‘ reasons], that’s why I won’t give an opinion on it, but I doconsider that the objective of Mexican players and all youngsters that are coming through is to play in Europe and stay there for a long time.”

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