Manu Sánchez (20 years old) has today renewed his contract with Atlético until 2025. The rojiblanco club has officially announced that the canterano, recently called up for the first time with the U21 team to play the qualifying phase for Euro 2021 of the category, he has signed the contract extension. Now, Manu remains waiting for the managers and coaching staff to decide what will happen to him this season. The outcome should be known in the next few days.
The options contemplated are two: give it out in the form of an assignment, with Osasuna as destination, or that it remains under Simeone's orders as a replacement for Lodi. Whether Atlético opts for one possibility or another depends on one factor: the market. The rojiblancos want to find a substitute for Lodi (or someone who can fight for the position) and They are negotiating with Getafe for the Uruguayan Olivera for that function. However, the negotiations have not yet come to fruition and That prevents the future of the rojiblanco left-hander from being resolved.
Manu Sánchez has played six games this season with the first mattress team, with most of them after the return of LaLiga after the stoppage due to the coronavirus. He debuted on December 14 in the domestic championship, in Osasuna's visit to the Wanda Metropolitano. In total, they have been 446 ' in which the youth squad has been in charge of giving Lodi rest. However, your situation has been surrounded by uncertainty since the season ended.
In the first moment, Atlético had decided to get Caio Henrique back to be the substitute for his compatriot on the left back, which It involved Manu leaving for Pamplona to play under Arrasate in Osasuna. However, Monaco was interested in Caio and finally, paid eight million euros plus two in variables to get their services. That caused the rojiblancos They will stop Manu's departure while waiting to get a replacement for that position. To do this, they are trying to sign Olivera and only then, will they give the green light to their departure to the Navarrese group. In the event that the signing of the Uruguayan is not carried out, Manu would be in charge of covering the absences of the Lodi. However, Atlético shows his absolute confidence in the player by extending his contract with the intention of ensuring their services for several more years.