Atlético look for a way out for Saponjic

The athletic management of Atlético de Madrid is looking for a way out for Iván Saponjic (23 years old). A few weeks ago the Serbian striker was related to Real Valladolid, but that option seems out of the question and the rojiblanco club explores other destinations to give Saponjic. The player agrees to leave on loan in search of minutes to another team, preferably Spanish.

The Serbian forward, who arrived in the summer of 2019, does not count for Diego Pablo Simeone as evidenced by the fact that He has only played five games (three in the Cup and two in the League) in two seasons, none of them started accumulating a total of 111 minutes in the last season and what has been played from this.

Saponjic arrived from Benfica B, where he played 68 games and scored 14 goals. He came to Benfica from Partizan Belgrade, where he played 42 games and scored 12 goals. At Atlético he has not had opportunities. He is a center forward with an imposing physique (1.90 m. Tall), but Neither the injuries nor the departure of Diego Costa have made Simeone give him minutes (in this League he has not yet made his debut).

Saponjic's attitude has been exemplary, according to all his teammates, and he has added for the group as if he were the undisputed starter. Last season had several proposals in the winter market. There was interest from Real Zaragoza and Fuenlabrada among other clubs, but the forward did not want to leave.

In this winter market, both the club and the forward agree that it is best to go on loan to another club. The arrival of Moussa Dembélé closes the door and relegates him to being the front quarter behind Camello, whom Simeone took out before Saponjic in the Champions League match against Lokomotiv, when Atlético sought in the last minutes to break the tie by hanging balls in the area.

Besides Saponjic, there may be other players loaned out in this winter market. This is the case of Manu Sánchez, whose assignment was made in summer to Osasuna and stopped to be the substitute for Lodi. Finally, Mario Hermoso has taken over the left-back position and the youth squad Manu Sánchez can go out in search of minutes. Like a player from the subsidiary.