Diego Lainez is one of the most promising players that the azulcrema quarry has produced in recent years, and his departure to Europe was only a matter of time. He was presented with many options, of which he and his family decided on Real Betis. However, now it is known that he was even recommended to Barcelona, by a Blaugrana legend who had been following him.
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This is Hrysto Stoichkov, a commentator for Univision (now TUDN), who has a lot of contact with Josep Maria Bartomeu, President of Barcelona, to whom he confessed that he has recommended several Conacaf players, such as Alphonso Davies, the new jewel of Bayern Munich, and the own squad azulcrema.
They did not want to sign them ????
Hristo Stoichkov tells us when he spoke with Josep Maria Bartomeu to recommend that he sign Alphonso Davies and he ignored him ????
Today this player has left them out of the Champions League ????
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In addition to these two elements, the former Bulgarian striker recommended the Mexicans Hirving Lozano and César Montes, who, like Lainez, could finish training in the Barcelona subsidiaries. However, their signings were ruled out for “not having the philosophy of Barcelona” being rather due to the fact of being Mexican and Canadian.
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