One of the problems this season has had Atlético de Madrid it has been the shortage of left backs in their squad. He has faced the entire season exclusively with a specialist in that demarcation such as Renan lodi. A mistake that can be corrected in this summer market.
After the events that occurred in recent weeks, everything indicated that Manu Sanchez was going to be the substitute for the Brazilian, however the club has yielded him to Osasuna so that you have minutes in the highest category. The player has been loaned out without a purchase option, which shows the confidence they have from the mattress box.
For that reason all eyes have been on Caio Henrique. The player has shone in Brazil as a left back. Many European teams are following in his footsteps. We will see if Atlético prefers to put him on the market or leave him on the squad to compete with Lodi. He Olympique de Marseille It is one of the teams that is aware of the situation of the Brazilian.
The other solution would be to go on the market. An option that seems complicated because few operations are expected in the Atlético de Madrid this summer. The CEO, Miguel Angel Gil Marin, He already announced that there would be three or four signings at most. We'll see if the left-back is one of them. Although it will not be easy for a player to arrive at a good price and knowing that he has to compete with Renan lodi.
Lodi, in a training
The last option that is considered in the sports direction is to re-make the template with I gave it as the only left back. In this case, there would be players in the squad who can also occupy that demarcation or could return to pull from the quarry as they did with Manu Sanchez.
Stay the same
In the squad the players who have added the most minutes in that demarcation are Saul and Beautiful. The midfielder would be the first option, the problems are that he does not feel comfortable playing there and that the team loses a player who is fixed in the midfield. While Hermoso was signed to be the fourth center and the substitute side last season, occupying the place he had Lucas Hernandez. However, on the left it has not finished curdling.
From the quarry the name of Victor Mollejo
. The club has paralyzed his loan to Getafe after having shone in the Depor. He is a player who can play as a forward, as a winger … and who made his debut as a winger in Galicia. So in the case of staying it could be a solution for the Cholo.
Although if he were looking for a specialist player in that demarcation he could use Fernando Medrano. A left-back with a lot of future to whom the colchoneros recently extended his contract because they trust that he will be a first-rate player. That if, for now the Cholo has preferred to Manu Sanchez.
We'll see what happens, but the mattresses have all the options on the table.