Another of the former mattresses and team logo, is at the starting gates
There is still a long way to go before the current season ends, but in the Athletic decisions are already being made, one of them is similar to the case of Saul Niguez. And it is that one of the most important players in the medullary mattress It is very close to the exit door. The decision would have been made from the board with the consent of the coaching staff.
We are talking about the midfielder and team captain, Koke Resurrection. The 30-year-old player is neither the fifty% than it was last season when he lifted the champion trophy. His level has plummeted and his techniques have lost effectiveness in the midfield. With contract until 2024the footballer could go out in this summer market to leave something to the coffers.
A lifetime at Atlético just like Saúl
Although they are only 3 years apart, Saúl and Koke are two very similar players who are the product of the basic forces of the mattress club. Both have triumphed at Atlético and have known the honeys of glory wearing the white and red stripes. The two have dedicated their entire lives to defending these colors, except for the man from Alicante who was at Rayo in 2013 and is now at Chelsea.
In the case of the man from Madrid, he made his debut in the 2008-09 season at Atlético B. In that course he played 28 games where he scored 3 goals. A year later he had the opportunity to debut with the main team, exactly on May 8, 2010 against Sporting de Gijón. To date, Koke is two games away from reaching 600 where he has already accumulated 53 goals and 102 assists.
Saúl returns and Koke leaves Atlético
For those who wanted to see the two midfield pillars together again, it seems that they will not be able to do so. Although Simeone agreed to receive Saúl again, the truth is that he also authorized Koke’s departure. In this way one returns and the other leaves. Unless the man from Madrid recomposes the path in this rest of the season that he remains, and stays one more season.
If not, the flyer has several offers in the United States and Japan. However, at 30 years of age he still has room to be in the elite and join a team in Europe. He once sounded strong for FC Barcelona, but it is most likely that he will try his luck in another league. Serie A is one of the competitions that he once spoke about.