The signings continue to pass through the Atlético catwalk. After Javi Galán and Söyüncü, the third to wear the rojiblanca will be Azpilicueta. The Navarrese, 33 years old, He is already in Madrid and in a few hours his signing will be made official, as soon as Chelsea announce it, from whom he is disassociated after eleven years, and Atleti. In the morning, the player has passed the medical examination at the Vithas Clinic and then went to the Metropolitan to stamp their signature until 2025.
Azpilicueta arrives with the letter of freedom, after reaching an agreement with Chelsea, who wanted to have a gesture with his captain by letting him out despite the fact that he had one more year on his contract. He is the second footballer to join Atlético free this summer, as Söyüncü had also ended his relationship with Leicester. The rojiblanco club convinced the Navarrese, who had a very interesting proposal from Inter, and He has executed an operation that was perfectly adjusted to the needs in sports and economics.
The solution to various problems
Azpilicueta says goodbye to Chelsea after eleven seasons, 508 games and nine titles (two Premier, one FA Cup, one EFL Cup, one Champions League, two Europa League, one European Super Cup and one World Cup). It is a legend blue and now he is under the orders of Cholo, who from the beginning gave the go-ahead to the operation. The coach places great value on him being a footballer with immediate performance, who will adapt quickly to knowing the language and the competition. On the board, Azpilicueta fits both in the defense of four and in that of five. The international provides solutions and can replace Nahuel, but is also compatible with him.
This Friday, the defender will meet his new coach at Cerro del Espino. Also to the rest of his classmates, although with some he has already coincided so much in the National Team (Koke, Morata, Llorente…) as in Chelsea (João Félix and Saúl). With the Navarrese, Söyüncü, Galán and Mouriño, Atlético has a complete defense. Now The midfielder is missing and wait for what happens in attack, especially with João Félix and Morata.