The name of Marcos Alonso has been linked to the
Atlético de Madrid
for a long time. He is a player who has always been on the mattress club's agenda.
Frank
Lampard is not counting on too much Alonso, and I would have no problem opening the door to Stamford Bridge. Especially with the arrival of Ben chillwell. His performance before him West
Bromwich It hasn't helped either, so he's in a difficult situation.
It has barely 225 minutes this season, with three games played. His situation has led him to the decision to go out in the next winter market. And according to the journalist Jose Manuel Estrada, of The reason, close to the player's environment, their destination would be the Atlético de Madrid in the next winter market.
According to said information, that he offered in ‘The beach bar', he Chelsea and the Athletic would share 50% of the player's file for the second part of the season, in a transfer that would be for the middle of the season. Beyond that, both clubs would have to negotiate in the future next summer.
However, in said information, which pointed to the interest of the Madrilenian to finally stop at a
Athletic that follows him since he played in the Fiorentina, it is also pointed out that the Inter de Milan it has also been postulated by him. In this sense, your technician, Antonio
Conte, key in the player's career, would have asked him some time to try to close his contract, something that does not seem easy due to the Italian's bad relations with him Chelsea after his abrupt departure on his day from the London club.
SENTIMENTAL LINK WITH THE ATHLETIC
Marcos Alonso has always had a sentimental link with him Athletic, in addition to other clubs such as Real Madrid or the Barça. His grandfather was Marcos Alonso Imaz, “Marquitos”, five times European champion with the Real Madrid, and his father is Marcos Alonso Pena, who played for thirteen seasons in four First Teams: Racing de Santander, Atlético de Madrid, FC Barcelona and CD Logroñés. In addition, his father was also a coach of the mattress team.
On one of his shin guards, the side sports an image of his father with the shirt of the Atlético de Madrid in one of those iconic images from the 80s.