“I worked a long time in Mexico. At that point my role and my responsibility was to form the best Mexican national teams possible. And at some point, I thought Efra was, or is, in his age groupone of the best talents. My role at this point is to take care of all the best interests and responsibilities that I have toward this club. And Efra is a very good player for the club. What he doesregarding his national team duties is his family and everybody’s decision on that end.”

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