French midfielder Geoffrey kondogbia, signed by the
Atlético de Madrid to the Valencia this Tuesday to replace the Ghanaian Thomas Partey, debuted as a rojiblanco footballer playing the last 20 minutes of the win at Cadiz (4-0) with which his team becomes leader of The league.
The French and international midfielder with the Central African Republic entered the pitch in the 71st minute instead of the captain Jorge ‘Koke’ Resurrection. The pivot showed his intensity and even tried to contribute in the attack with a deep pass for the Portuguese Joao Felix, but the Portuguese was offside. He received a yellow card, the only one Athletic in the game, in minute 85 for a foul on the cadista player Jorge Pombo.
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Kondogbia he is happy in this new stage. And he has found a great atmosphere in the mattress dressing room. Been in for a long time Spain, knows the language, culture and football. And in addition, in the mattress dressing room he has met again with good friends.
The pivot is happy to meet again with Yannick
Carrasco at Atlético de Madrid. The player matched Carrasco in the past with him AS Monaco. “I have experienced very good things with Carrasco in the past (in Monaco ). Now we have the present and the future and I am very happy to live with him again, because he is a very good boy on a personal and professional level ”, said the pivot, who has also met again with Thomas lemar, with whom he also coincided in the Monegasque table, with which he was champion all in France. And with which he also coincided at specific moments, in the lower ‘Les Bleus'.
He has also met again with Vitolo, who was his partner in the Seville. Unfortunately, two of them are injured and he has not yet been able to coincide with them on the field, he has done so at the facilities and they are all giving him a hand to adapt as quickly as possible to what he asks. Simeone.
“I am excited to be in this club. I am proud to be able to wear this shirt. It is always difficult to talk about myself, but what can I contribute with work, commitment to the club, my teammates and the fans. That is the most important thing and then I will try to contribute more things, ”said the player upon arrival.