" It's crazy !
Barely disembarked from the plane that took him from France to Mexico, Florian Thauvin (28) continues to unleash passions in his new home.
The 2018 world champion, not selected by Didier Deschamps for the Euro which begins this evening, will be able to console himself with the supporters of the Tigres de Monterrey where he signed for five years, and where André-Pierre Gignac, his former teammate, plays. at the Olympique de Marseille.
🤯 ¡Es una locura! 🤯
Así reciben a @FlorianThauvin, el refuerzo bomba, en tierras mexicanas afuera del aeropuerto de Monterrey 💥🐯💥
🔴En vivo por TUDN, Contacto del Verano pic.twitter.com/tBB8kCZeVD
- Contacto Deportivo (@ContactoTUDN) June 11, 2021
White cap and a yellow mask with the effigy of the Tigers, the 28-year-old tricolor international had difficulty making his way among the photographers and dictaphones to reach the club minibus, which was waiting for him a few meters away .
Broadcast live on a fan account, his arrival was followed by more than 200,000 people.
Also present, hundreds of fans chanted songs to fanfare tunes.
A huge banner in the club's yellow and blue colors showing him in a France World Cup jersey in his hand was also deployed.
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His first words were eagerly awaited.
"André-Pierre Gignac is my big brother, we are going to do the maximum for the team", simply reacted the midfielder, who also added "Thank you for this welcome, it was incredible, I am still in shock. !
Proud to be a Tiger ”, on Instagram.
For coach Miguel Herrera, "it's an important signing"
Florian Thauvin's official presentation is scheduled for Friday at the University stadium, the Tigers enclosure.
The former Marseillais will give his first press conference before joining the rest of the team at the resort town of Playa del Carmen, where the Tigers are in preparation for the new season.
If he has already convinced the fans, Thauvin will focus on doing the same with Miguel Herrera, the new coach of the team.
"It's an important signing, but I can not guarantee any player, whatever his name, that he will start," warned the former Mexico coach at the 2014 World Cup, when asked about the rookie the most publicized in Mexican football this season.
On the OM side, the transfer window began with the arrival from Flamengo de Gerson.
The Brazilian midfielder has signed for five years, and a price tag of around 20 million euros.
