Tension rises between Piqué and Lopetegui. The current West Ham manager reportedly denied pressuring the former Barcelona footballer to move to Catalonia on October 1, 2017, when the the famous illegal referendum. This was stated by Juanma Castaño in COPE’s ‘El Partidazo’, claiming to have had a conversation with the former Spanish coach about Piqué’s controversial statements.
“Julen Lopetegui categorically denies “to tell Pique that he had to apologize,” said the journalist, who also added that Former Spain coach will publicly clarify what happenedsince he’s not “going to shut up…and say it”.
💥Inform Juanma Castaño
❌ Lopetegui categorically denies telling Gerard Pique he had to apologize
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– The Partidazo de COPE (@partidazocope) November 25, 2024
Castaño said he did not know “exactly” Where will Lopetegui’s argument go? when I speak up to find out whether this happened or not. However, he stressed that “the only thing I can tell you about the conversation I had with Lopetegui is that here there are half-truths that are worse nothing but absolute lies.
Piqué’s interview with TV3
Pique revealed in an interview for TV3 – which is broadcast in full this November 28 – that Lopetegui criticized him during a call with Spain for having positioned himself in favor of the right to decide. According to the former Barcelona player, then national team coach he had written “an apology speech” which he gave to her upon his arrival at the Las Rozas rally to read at a press conference.
❗PIQUÉ, THE ENDEMÀ OF OCTOBER 1ST
💥 The coach of the Spanish national team will recall Piqué who positioned himself “in favor of Catalonia”
💣Finally, I had already written an apology speech according to which Piqué was going to “fill the trash”
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As soon as I arrived at Las Rozas, Piqué details that “surprisingly, the coach and the captain caught me -who were Lopetegui and Sergio Ramos- and they tell me that I should ask for forgiveness. “You have positioned yourself very strongly in favor of Catalonia.” “I go to the room, I read the newspaper, I throw it in the trash“I go back down and tell him that if he wants me to do a press conference, I’ll do it better in my own way,” admits the former Barcelona player about the reaction he got to the matter.
