This Monday, at 7:03 p.m. (chosen by the club, as the renewal of the Cholo), the Atlético de Madrid
has announced the signing of Rodrigo de Paul for the next five seasons. A luxury reinforcement for the rojiblanco team and that satisfies Diego Simeone's demand to have this footballer for the core of the next season.
The footballer, who has been focused on the Copa América, has been silent throughout this time about his arrival at Atlético despite the fact that the agreement had been closed for weeks. Now, he can speak in a red-and-white key. And he has done it for the club.
“I'm very happy, I go to the LaLiga champion and I know the responsibility that this entails. It is a great step in my football career. Also at the time he arrived, after winning the Copa América. That gives me more strength to meet all expectations. I am passionate about soccer, and also because of my time in Spanish soccer, I know Atlético very well, without counting on all the friends and teammates that I have who play in Spain ”, affirmed the Argentine.
The midfielder has shared a dressing room in the Albiceleste team with Ángel Correa and now he will also do so at Atlético de Madrid. “Correa is a great support for me. He spoke extremely well of Atlético, of the whole club. And above all I am proud to go to a club with a hobby that makes it so great. When rumors began to come out about my arrival at Atlético, the comments and messages of affection that Atléticos sent me were innumerable. I know it is a hobby that is always there, supporting. That they have already shown me so much makes me feel like part of the rojiblanca family and I'm sure it will make it easier for me to adapt, “he said.
He also spoke about meeting with Cholo, who called him weeks ago to show Atlético's interest … and his own. “I am very happy to be able to work under Simeone. First because of the kind of coach he is, one of the best. I love football and I live it day by day, and being led by a coach of the caliber of Simeone is a privilege. It also makes you proud as a compatriot, I like to be at his service because I was born watching him play with the Argentine national team shirt “