MADRID – Atletico Madrid has officially signed Moussa Dembélé as the new mattress player.
As confirmed by ESPN, the French attacker will be on loan from Olympique Lyon until June 30 for one million euros with a purchase clause of 33 million.
“Atlético de Madrid has reached an agreement with Olympique de Lyon about the rental of Moussa Dembélé for the remainder of the season. The footballer, born in Pontoise (France, July 12, 1996), underwent a medical examination at the University of Navarra Clinic before becoming a new rojiblanco player, ”the rojiblanco team reported on their website.
Dembélé, 24, arrives at Atlético to cover the loss of Diego Costa after the mattress club and the Brazilian forward reached an agreement to end his contract on December 29.
However, Diego Simeone will have to wait a few weeks to be able to count on his new addition, as Dembele arrives with an arm injury (broken radius) that has prevented him from playing at Olympique de Lyon since December 19.
After passing recognition with the colchoneros, Dembélé will continue to recover to fight with Luis Suárez, Joao Felix and Ángel Correa for a front position.
As ESPN has learned, Simeone’s intention is to introduce Dembele into the dynamics of the team as soon as possible, but he is aware that his best level will come in the medium term. In fact, the player himself knows that it will not be easy to arrive and immediately replace a Diego Costa who is still waiting in Lagarto (Brazil) to specify a new destination.
Atleti’s coaching staff applauds Dembélé’s recruitment because of his good space launch and his scoring nose. He scored 15 goals in the 2018-2019 season and 16 goals last year. This season, however, he barely scored a goal due to disagreement with the OL coach and had been looking for a way out for a while.
In this way, Atleti succeeds in strengthening their lead so that both Joao Félix and Luis Suárez can rotate in the second part of the season. Atleti, who will face Chelsea in the Champions League knockout stages, is already a winter champion in La Liga, four points ahead of Real Madrid, and two games less than what they have at the mattress club. there were many hopes of winning the title again.