One day before traveling to South Korean territory, one of the starting defenders gets off the plane due to an injury that could sentence his future at the mattress club. Even Cholo gets used to the idea of not having him.
For a few weeks the Athletic He has been preparing for his tour in South Korea and just one day before traveling, Simeone loses a key player. The player in question was in limbo between the list of players that the coach will have for this season, and those who will end up on the starting ramp.
Jose María Giménez had an opportunity to continue at Atlético, but with one more injury on his list, it will be difficult. Precisely his physical missteps was the perfect argument for Simeone to say goodbye to him. But after a few days of training, the Cholo he decided to put him on his preseason roster. Apparently, the option of continuing in the Madrid team is slowly fading away.
What happened to Giménez and why can he leave Simeone’s Atlético?
The medical department of the rojiblanco team confirmed this morning the injury to the Uruguayan defender, in one of the training sessions. The reports show that Josema had a fissure in the tibia, which immediately separates him from the group that will travel to the Asian country. As for his recovery, time is still uncertain.
For now, Atlético has reported that the Uruguayan defender will undergo some recovery sessions. “The rojiblanco defender will begin receiving physiotherapy sessions and will undergo readaptation training, awaiting his evolution, so he will not travel with the expedition to South Korea” sentenced the mattress statement.
Giménez’s injury catapults him to Simeone’s discard list at Atlético
The opportunity that the South American defender had to win his place in the mattress starting eleven, has just gone through the abyss with his injury. In this way, the rojiblanco showcase could have another player for whom they are waiting for offers. But the sports management has clarified that they will not let him go for any sum, but a very significant one.
The fact that José María Giménez is on the exit ramp does not mean that they are going to let him go for a lower figure than what is appraised. Their base price is 35 kilos, and the minimum they expect is 50 to 40 million euros. The contract that binds him to Atlético is signed until 2025, and its renewal is almost nil.