Saúl Ñíguez He's been away from his best for a long time. He is not living his best moment as a professional, which a few months ago led him to change his mind about his idea of spending his entire sporting life in the Atlético de Madrid. For this he signed in 2017 until 2016 with the mattress club. Nine years of contract, something unusual in Spanish football. A record that this summer has exceeded Moncayola, which has extended its link with Osasuna for a decade.
The point is that Saul he began to consider the possibility of a change of scene. He began to think that it would be good for him on a professional and even personal level. And for the first time the option of leaving Atlético de Madrid was taken seriously, creating a dilemma.
But the Metropolitan has not received any serious proposal from Elche. It should be remembered that the rojiblanca entity does not have the slightest intention of transferring the player (even Miguel Angel Gil, CEO of the club, said it publicly), but they also understand that with a player who has given everything like him, they will not fault his departure as long as the offer he presents is good.
Weeks go by, and the situation remains the same. And it is that in a market as stopped as the current one, and with the economic crisis affecting accelerated by the coronavirus also affecting the greats of the continent, there are not many teams that can remove Saúl from the Spanish capital at the moment. The Bayern has already been discarded from the race, in Italy there is Juventus, in England the two sets of Manchester and Chelsea and on France PSG. Not much else to scratch.
If nothing changes, Saúl will have to be in the Majadahonda Sports City for at least two weeks (July 7) to begin work with the mattress box. Four days later, the 'stage' will start in Los Angeles de San Rafael. And there will be the midfielder if there is no news about it that would be surprising for Atlético.
DE PAUL IS ALREADY 'AGREED'
Of course, it is not ruled out that from July 1 there will begin to be movements that can create a domino effect and that the Saúl token is in the middle, but for now, the tranquility is maximum. As we say, Atlético, which has agreed with Udinese the signing of From Paul for the midfield in anticipation of his departure, he is counting on him if he finally stays. And also Diego Simeone.
Despite the fact that his performance was not the best in this course and that he lost the untouchable poster, in the final stretch of the season the youth squad returned to being a regular in the eleven, and his benefits increased compared to the rest of the course. It's the way to go by Saul to return under his jurisdiction if he continues next season at Atlético de Madrid.