Santiago Giménez persuaded Jovic to join La Máquina | OneFootball

Santiago Giménez revealed that he was indirectly involved in the negotiations for Luka Jović to join Cruz Azul.

“Luka showed me a message… Iván Alonso talked to him every day to convince him,” the forward shared.

Since April, Jović had already shown interest in the sky-blue club thanks to the constant messages from the sports director.

“They sent him videos of what Cruz Azul was like,” Santiago mentioned about the follow-up.

Giménez explained that the Serbian began to approach during training to learn more about the club.

“He asked me… and I told him it’s a wonderful club, that he would enjoy it a lot,” he added.

Finally, he highlighted the attacker's qualities: “You throw him a ball and he holds it for you.”

Although he acknowledged that there is a good forward line, he considered that “with Luka's addition… there will be internal competition that will make everyone grow.”

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