The undisputed protagonist of this summer market, above all teams and footballers, was the Saudi league. With no more offers, the Saudi championship has entered the international market with unprecedented force, attracting players of all types. Some are in the final stages of their careers, such as Cristiano Ronaldo; others still at a good level, e.g Sadio Mane; and even young talents like Gabri Veiga.
The next to board a plane to Riyadh could be another LaLiga EA Sports footballer. Yannick Carrasco. And it is the trace of Atlético Madrid has already reached an agreement with the Al-Shabab for the next three seasons.
All that was missing was the agreement between the clubs, which will come about before the end of the market, except for a short-term turnaround an amount of around 15 million eurosas reported this Thursday afternoon by the journalist Fabrizio Romano, who specializes in the transfer market.
This puts the 29-year-old Belgium international on the verge of completing his second stint on the Mattress team. Signed in 2015 by Monaco, Carrasco He left Madrid to join the Chinese league in 2018 but returned to the Spanish capital again in 2020. Across all competitions, the winger made 266 official appearances as a rojiblanco, scoring 47 goals and providing 45 assists.