Diego Simeone likes Clement Lenglet , says Rubén Uría, who knows the Atlético de Madrid coach well. The Madrid journalist explains that the coach is the one who chooses the option of the French footballer. He has liked Lenglet for years, he says on his Twitch channel, " EL CLUB DE URÍA ", explaining why the possibility of the Frenchman's arrival is real.
Diego Pablo Simeone is looking for a centre-back who, preferably, knows La Liga, and the profile of the former Sevilla player fits him. The Argentine sees something in Lenglet , he believes that he can strengthen him and that he could adapt to his system. The footballer, 28 years old, belongs to FC Barcelona , and it will be the Catalans who make the final decision regarding his immediate future.
Advanced agreement with Lenglet
According to the newspaper SPORT , there is an agreement in principle between the French footballer and Atlético de Madrid for him to join the club. The Beauvais native has to finalise the last details with FC Barcelona to finalise his departure, which is well on track. He stopped his arrival at Villarreal after the appearance of the team from Atlético de Madrid, who want to sign him.
He has spent the last two seasons on loan at Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa , to be precise. Two Premier League teams, where he has tried his luck over the last two years, with varying success. At Tottenham he played 35 games, scoring one goal for the team from north London; at Tottenham Stadium he spent a whole year.
Unai Emery wanted me to continue
While at Aston Villa , he was specifically asked by Unai Emery , who had seen him from his time at Sevilla FC , and he played for another year. In total, he played 25 games for the Villains, without scoring goals, in all competitions. With the Birmingham team he qualified for the Champions League , but he has returned to FC Barcelona , with whom he has another two years of contract.
Barça and Atlético de Madrid have been looking for a solution for the Frenchman for days, who has already informed the club that he wants to play for the Colchoneros. The idea of the Madrid team is that he leaves as a free agent and that they can sign a contract with a salary reduction. Meanwhile, the Catalans want compensation for the departure of the Beauvais player.
He must forgive two years of contract to leave for free
The Catalan club would agree to let him go for free in exchange for him pardoning the two years of his contract, which is worth 36 million euros. These are figures that the Catalans do not want to pay nor can afford to pay, so his departure is a fact. He is registered in La Liga, according to the Catalan newspaper, and could be part of the FC Barcelona squad for Mestalla .
Hansi Flick likes Clement Lenglet , but his permanence at Barcelona is utopian, unless his transfer fee is reduced. It is not the idea of the Frenchman, who wants to leave and, recommended by Antoine Griezmann , his great friend, land at Civitas Metropolitano .