Diego Pablo Simeone is currently working with only ten players from the first squad of the
Atlético de Madrid
, and in some cases there is doubt that they end up forming part of the group that will face the season.
Those eight players are the three goalkeepers Oblak, Grbic Y San Roman. Both the Croatian and the youth squad have options to leave before the championship begins in search of minutes that they know they will not find in the shadow of the Slovenian. In the case of defenses Savic Y Handsome they are fixed in the technician's plans. For the medullary they are Kondogbia and a Saul that could come out if a good offer came for him. Finally in the attack point the rojiblancos have Mark Paulo, despite having inherited the '20' of Vitolo it is not at all clear that he is going to stay in the first team. To which you have to join footballers like Saponjic or Manu sanchez that have almost no options to continue.
At the moment the Cholo will work with them while the rest of the members arrive. In principle the players will take three weeks of vacation as recommended AFE (Association of Spanish Footballers). Although some may cut this rest period. Although there is nothing planned so the return schedule at first is as follows:
July 20, 2021
Thomas Lemar and Sime Vrsaljko return, who were eliminated in the round of 16 of the European Championship. In the case of the Frenchman, he faces an important campaign in which he must confirm the explosion he made last season. While the Croatian is still not clear that he will stay this season.
July 24, 2021
Yannick Carrasco would be the one who would join the first team training sessions. The Belgian fell with his National Team in the quarterfinals against Italy. Now he has a campaign ahead of him at Atlético de Madrid in which he wants to be important again. Last year it was one of the strongholds of the team.
July 26, 2021
Both Luis Suárez and Giménez will return to the dynamic of Atlético de Madrid. On Sunday they began their vacation after being eliminated by Uruguay in the quarterfinals of the Copa América against Colombia. In the case of the forward he wants to repeat the numbers of his first year to continue showing that he was not finished as some thought, and in the case of the central defender he expects more continuity than the last seasons in which injuries have taken their toll.
July 28, 2021
The last to go on vacation were Koke and Marcos Llorente. Both players lost in the semifinals with Spain. Both the captain and the '14' are two of the team's most important props.
August 2, 2021
It would be the date on which the three players who are still in competition and who are preparing for the final on Sunday would return. This is the case of Correa with Argentina and Renan Lodi with Brazil thinking about the Copa América; and Trippier already preparing the final assault on the Eurocup.
In this way it is expected that Diego Pablo Simeone have the majority of players available within two weeks of starting LaLiga. A League that starts on August 15 in Bullets against him Celta Vigo.
The injured
The date of return of some players to team dynamics is still unknown. As is the case with the two injured. So much Philip What Joao Felix they could return earlier and are expected to arrive in time for the start of the championship.
The Gold Cup and Olympic Games
Finally, it should be noted that in the case of Hector Herrera Y Nehuén his return is still unknown. In the case of the Mexican it will depend on how far it goes Mexico in a gold Cup that will last until August 1 when the final is played; and the same happens with the Argentine but how far Argentina goes in the Olympic Games from Tokyo, the final is on August 7. So they could both come back even with the League started.