Atleti pays a million to Lyon for the loan of Dembélé

Dembélé has spent his first night in Madrid after a difficult trip. The player will undergo the medical examination today and will sign his new contract. A contract where you will collect € 1'6M after the mattress team paid the million that Lyon asked for for executing the loan. A condition unknown to date, but one that was vital for the operation to progress. Finally, Lyon agreed that the € 35 million purchase option will not be mandatory in June. He Athletic It was always clear to him that the chosen '9' had to arrive as a loan and without a mandatory purchase option. Found the stage, the club agreed to pay that amount.

It is no secret that the Frenchman lands in the capital of Spain with the aim of replacing Costa. That implies a double task: on the one hand, to dose Suárez in less important matches and to fight to be with the Uruguayan from the beginning.. The forward has a great ability to activate the weak side of defenders through his back game. Plus, it makes up for its technical deficit with a powerful upper body..

Their numbers convince the club

Atleti is confident that Simeone can recover his highest scoring version. The forward scored 24 goals last season and 23 in the previous one. Although in the current one he has not entered into Rudi García's plans, accumulating a goal in the 670 minutes he has played in 16 games.

While in Scotland he recorded 51 goals in 94 games, In England: 19 goals in 64 games. Without the confidence of the coach, Lyon wanted to get rid of him to sign Islam Slimani and the transfer route was the most appropriate.