MEXICO CITY, June 18 (Reuters) - UANL Tigres, determined to become the first Mexican team to win South America's Libertadores Cup, have made a rare move into the European transfer market for French striker Andre-Pierre Gignac and Nigerian forward Ikechukwu Uche.
Gignac, Ligue 1's second highest scorer with 21 goals for Olympique de Marseille last season, arrived in Mexico on Thursday for a medical and to sign for Tigres, who face a Libertadores Cup semi-final against Brazil's Internacional next month.
"I'm very happy, I've come to win the league and the Libertadores," Gignac said on arrival in the northern city of Monterrey where Tigres are based.