“It is clear that the Arabia thing is going to last two weeks. I think that the biggest risk is not the European market, but that the problem continues to be the people who come with money and within two weeks they can take a player from you.” These are words of Diego Simeone on August 27, when the European market had four days left to close.
But not in the renewed and promoted Saudi Arabian league, where it is still open until September 7. The coach of Atletico Madrid He knows that from the Middle East they have touched and will continue to touch their players. one is Carrascowhose departure was confirmed a few days after the premonitory words of Cholo.
And yesterday at twelve o’clock at night, the Argentine breathed a sigh of relief. No more footballers will leave the squad, despite the setback caused by the departure of the Belgian international, an important part of the plans of the mattress coach, who has gone to great lengths to ensure that a transfer of too many does not happen . . Carrasco Like the club, they didn’t look down on each other.
And it won’t be because of Arab opportunities. Because from the emerging Saudi football they have already touched many red and white players. Of joao felix in From Paul going through Morata, Llorente, Hermoso, Saul, Correa or even Simeone himself a few months ago.
In this way, the club closed the market by transferring Cunha (he left for the Premier in January), Carrasco, Lodi, Kondogbia, Camello and Manu Sánchez and surrender to Joao Félix, Mouriño and Samu Omorodion, in addition to youth players such as Mollejo, Germán Valera, Borja Garcés, Javi Serrano or Giuliano Simeone.
NO LANTED ‘5’
The latter is Carrascothat the market is closed in Spain, while the desired ‘5’ is the Cholo and whoever asked Atlético months ago will have to wait, at least, until January. Hojbjerg This was what was desired, but the offer to Tottenham did not come until the last day and was in the form of a loan, a proposal that Spurs rejected despite the Danish international’s desire to play for Atlético de Madrid.
Source: La Verdad
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