Gabi leaves Al Sadd and could return to Atleti with Simeone

The Spanish midfielder Gabi Fernández, former captain of Atlético de Madrid, announced this Monday that from June 30 he will cease to be a player of Qatar's Al Sadd, in which he has played the last two seasons. “I want to communicate that I will not continue in Al Sadd after June 30. I want to thank all the workers, colleagues, coaches and fans for how they have treated me these two years in which they have become my family. I wish you better in the future, “Gabi announced on her official Instagram profile.

The Madrid footballer, who meets on July 10 37 years, He ended up at Al Sadd in July 2018 after finishing his career at Atlético de Madrid, the team in which he was formed and on whose first team he played ten seasons in three stages, in which he conquered six titles.

In Qatar's Al Sadd, where he has played alongside the ex-Barcelona player Xavi Hernandez, now coach of the Qatari club, Gabi has won three titles: the 2018-19 League, the 2019 Sheikh Jassim Cup and the 2020 Qatar Cup.

The Madrid midfielder, who did not reveal what his next steps will be, has been placed in recent months as candidate to join the Atletico de Madrid coaching staff led by Argentine Diego Pablo Simeone, who next season will lose his second, his compatriot Germán 'Mono' Burgos, who next season will leave the rojiblanco club to start his career as first coach at another club.