Atlético sign Kondogbia

Simeone already has his spare part for Thomas. Atlético still I had six days to face the arrival of a signing for the Ghanaian, since his departure due to the unilateral termination of his contract on the last day of the market (for 50 million to Arsenal) offered the rojiblanco team an extra month (until the 5th of November) to be able to register as compensation for your loss and the chosen one has been Geoffrey Kondogbia.

Atlético and Valencia have reached an agreement for the French pivot for an amount close to 20 million and tomorrow he will pass the medical examination with the rojiblanco team. Kondogbia did not train with his teammates in the Che team since the Atlético opportunity appeared, who always had him as his only asset (he could only sign from LaLiga), for some discomfort in the heel. In addition, the Frenchman charged against his president on social networks issuing the message “After destroying an ambitious project, you had to cheat your coach and finally me. Thanks Anil Murthy“, to force his departure to the mattress team. On Thursday there was a meeting between the president and the player where he would have reiterated his intention to leave.

Finally the two clubs have closed an agreement for the footballer, who cannot be replaced by Valencia until the January market opens. The data support the reinforcement of Kondogbia as the player most similar by characteristics to Thomas. A footballer of the same age (27 years old), very physical, with the ability to recover, a long shot and a successful pass. Atlético has suffered in the last games the deficiencies in the center of the field and more with the injury of Saúl which has led him to miss five consecutive games.

Torreira came on the horn from Arsenal and is settling down, Herrera is used to playing with fewer defensive responsibilities and the rojiblanco pivot had been left deserted with the departure of his youth squad. A position that will reinforce a Kondogbia with extensive experience in LaLiga and that will not be able to be registered for the moment in the Champions League until a hypothetical round of 16 (the period is closed until January). Cholo will thus see his midfield strengthened after reiterating in the last public appearances that he did not close the possibilities of incorporating a footballer with these characteristics.