Óscar Clemente begins the operation from Atlético B

Atlético B could not complete the dream of being promoted to the Second Division. After leading for much of the season in Group I of Second Division B, injuries (Darío Poveda, Borja Garcés, Germán Valera, Solano …) plus the loss of capital players due to the South American dispute (Sanabria and Mejías) led to a slump that ended the rojiblanco team in third place before the break.

Something that complicated the subsequent playoffs to a game, with Sabadell as a rival. Penalties left Atlético with no promotion options against a team that would end up achieving the great challenge. A second consecutive year where the rojiblancos homegrown players leave great sensations until they qualify for the playoffs, but the experience of Mirandés and Sabadell took on the illusion. Continuity in Second Division B causes one more year a massive departure of players who, after shining as rojiblancos, decide to try their luck in a higher category.

Last season Mollejo and Montero looked for their minutes at Deportivo and mainly the first one has come out very reinforced, capturing the maximum attention of Getafe and with doubts for Simeone as to whether it is time to give him the opportunity with the first team. For this summer there will also be the departure of key players, where some of them will go on loan but others say goodbye to the club. This is the case of Óscar Clemente, author of 10 goals last season demonstrating a fantastic arrival from the second row and who has signed for Las Palmas. At the age of 21, the Tenerife native leaves the club in which he has played for seven years until he made his debut with the first team in Eibar and will play in the Second Division.

Manu Sánchez, Alex, Poveda …

But in addition to Clemente, several players who have been capital for Nacho Fernández can seek destiny in one or two higher categories. The future of Manu Sánchez seems to be going through a loan to Osasuna. After playing 446 minutes as a substitute for Lodi, the B player with the most participation under Simeone this year will have his chance in a First team to gain experience and come back more mature. Curiously, the one that could remain as a spare left back is Caio Henrique, who left Atleti B two and a half years ago to link assignments in Brazil before returning to the club, although Caio has a large market and there is also the option of his leaving.

In goal, Atlético works on include Alex dos Santos in the operation that will end the Croatian Grbic in the Wanda Metropolitano. The goalkeeper counts the hours for his arrival to be official and the Atleti B goalkeeper could play in Croatia. In the center of defense, Mejías has concluded his loan from Leganés and he will join the pepineros after a great year with Álvaro García. On the right back more veteran players in the squad such as Carlos Isaac and Solano (22 years old) they could look for a way out. Same case as with the captain Toni Moya (22), who last season was close to leaving Almería together with Óscar Fernández, but the dismissal of the coach kept him in Madrid.

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In attack Darío Poveda (23 years old) seems that he will sign for Getafe after having been close to going to Zaragoza before breaking his knee when he added 10 goals in 10 league games. The great doubt comes in the figure of Rodrigo Riquelme (20), that this season has exploded and has become a fixture of the first team calls. With one more year on his contract, Atlético hesitates between seeking a loan in a higher category team or continuing between the second and first teams to try again to achieve promotion and help Simeone when necessary.

Luis Forcen and Ngoya have arrived

In addition to the departure operation, Atlético also works on their arrivals. The winger Luis Forcen has signed from Zaragoza and reinforces the rojiblanco attack with a U19 international footballer. Joel Ngoya joins pivot from France, from Lille, also fixed with the Gallic lower categories and with only 18 years old he has a great future ahead. In Italy they point out that Atlético works on the arrival of the very young Tommaso Barbieri (17 years old) and in Argentina they talk about the interest in the central Mariano Gomez (21), who has had a great year at Ibiza.

Thus, the youngest members of the team will be in charge of trying the long-awaited promotion again. The Cedric (18 years old), Germán Valera (18), Camello (20), Sanabria (20), Álvaro González (20) and company would remain as the new headliners of the rojiblanco team, although some of them could also end up on loan. Atlético's youth academy is in fantastic health and year after year the rise of players does not stop confirming it. The rojiblanco team will experience a new cycle change.