Atlético is aware from the first day of the transfer market that this summer it was going to be difficult to make money with its players, with the clear missive not to lose pieces in your spine. However, the operations in the form of cession have multiplied, lending players who can grow in their new destination and giving way to the main faces of the quarry before the double decline experienced by Atlético B and that will force him to play next season in the new Third RFEF.
In the absence of being made official, Nehuén Pérez will go on loan to the Italian Udinese, who already carried out the pertinent medical examinations last Tuesday. Atlético gives way to a non-EU member so that he can have a place newcomer Matheus Cunha and thus completes his sixth operation on loan from a player from the first team, waiting for the list to continue to expand. Chelsea wants to take over Saúl's services with that formula, discussing the terms of a purchase clause available or mandatory for Londoners. Also Santiago Arias or Saponjic could repeat the exit that they already lived last year. The Colombian, the one that Granada loves, He left a year ago for Bayer Leverkusen, although he could only participate in one game before suffering a serious injury that has had him out since October 10 and the Serbian striker, who does not count for Simeone, he played on loan the second half of the last championship in Cádiz.
Juventus indicated before the Eurocup dispute that he was going to carry out the extension of the loan of Morata for one more season, paying the stipulated 10 million in the contract signed on your departure (Next summer they will have to decide whether to invest the 35 million to be definitively made with their services). The forward is indisputable in the Bianconero club, where last season he achieved 20 goals and 10 assists. Vitolo will try to meet again at Getafe. The canary entered Simeone's plans less and less and wanted a change of scene. The option chosen was the transfer, with the azulón team paying part of their high record and the player renewing until 2024. Grbic also needed to find a new team to be able to participate and prove his worth, after having played only one game in his entire first season at Atlético. He will do it in the Lille, that a call option has been saved and given ownership from day one.
Manu Sánchez also entered the eleven as soon as he returned to Osasuna. The canterano left great sensations on his loan during the second half of last year and this campaign will wear the red shirt again, proving that he can be an important footballer in the future. Marcos Paulo will take his first European steps at Famalicao. The young Brazilian player, but who plays with the lower categories of the Portuguese team, He arrived this summer at Atlético as a free agent, but at the club they have understood that the best solution for it to grow is through a loan.
Manu Sánchez during a match with Osasuna.
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Atleti B, in droves
If the transfer formula has multiplied in the first team, in the rojiblanca quarry it is the favorite model not to be completely detached from the promises of the Academy, although several veterans within the team have definitely said goodbye, such as Toni Moya or San Román. Víctor Mollejo arrived at Mallorca in the second half of last year with a clause where, if he was promoted, the loan would be extended for one more season. Sanabria seeks to be important to Atlético de San Luis and Borja Garcés wants to continue scoring goals in the Second Division, this time with Leganés, although an injury as soon as he arrived has him in the dry dock.
German Valera He also repeats in the silver category, in the subsidiary of the Royal Society. Cedric Teguia continues to link assignments, this time to Celta B and other footballers like Ismael (Málaga), Abde (Espanyol B) or Calavera (Deportivo) they have sought other destinations in their assignments. It remains to be known what will happen with proper names such as Riquelme, Montero, Ricard or Camello, with apparently a background and a very high level to stay in the fifth category of Spanish football. Loans are the most popular method this summer and Atlético will have to be aware of a good string of footballers and their evolution in the coming seasons.