Three days until Saúl Ñíguez advertise your new club. As announced by the player himself on his social networks. A news story that has left thousands of followers of the Atlético de Madrid They hope that everything is a marketing strategy to attract the attention of a new product or a soccer player initiative. We will see how events are happening….
A publication that draws attention because in recent months there has been speculation about its possible departure. The situation is as follows, negotiations for the extension of the midfielder's contract are at a standstill. He has a contract until 2025 and a termination clause of 150 million euros. However, the footballer and his environment demand an improvement in his contract, as he is one of those who play the most minutes for the squad and there are also several English clubs interested in his services.
(+) Saúl is, at the moment, the author of the most important goal of the season for Atlético:
The Manchester United It is the team that has been most interested in its services. Even from England they do not rule out that he made an effort to try to hire the Spanish international. The team of Old Trafford He stopped fighting for the League, and he knows that to rub shoulders with the greatest he must make big contracts. So far it has been the club with the most speculation in recent weeks.
In principle, it seems difficult for the player to announce a team change within three days for various reasons. The first is that he still has to play the final stretch of the League and the Champions League with him. Atlético de Madrid. A situation that would be more complicated if it were known beforehand that he is leaving at the end of the summer.
Currently its termination clause is 150 million euros and it would seem difficult in a market that is surely condemned to the downside if any club gets off the hook spending that amount on a single footballer. Even more so when Atlético de Madrid they don't want the player to leave next season because he is one of the “untouchables” for Simeone.