This summer , Atlético de Madrid came very close to signing a young talent who belonged to Málaga CF. He is a very interesting striker, a mouse in the box, with great potential, but the red-and-white team was unable to secure his services. Sporting Clube de Braga took the lead and the Andalusian footballer went to the Portuguese team on loan, although the red-and-whites wanted him, Roberto Fernández Jaén got tired of him.
The forward visualised that his future could be under Diego Pablo Simeone's orders , although that was not the plan the club had for the Málaga player. A loan in the Second Division to one of the teams with which Atlético has good relations, one of them could be Málaga. Doing the pre-season with the first team or playing with Fernando Torres in the reserve team and being able to be called up by Diego Pablo Simeone .
Sources close to the operation say that the player only wanted to be part of the first team at Rojiblanco and that he was not considering any other option. He was somewhat disappointed by the Rojiblancos' proposal, which he even considered low, so he ruled out leaving. He waited for the Madrid team; his agent, Juanma López , is close to the club, but no agreement could be reached.
He went to Portugal
The striker finally signed a contract with Sporting Braga ; the Portuguese were considering his arrival if Abel Ruiz left the club. As it happened, the Valencian left for Girona and the Andalusian striker ended up with the Portuguese team. Playing in the Champions League and playing in the First Division was the main attraction he saw in the offer from Antonio Salvador 's team.
The future is unpredictable, but the red-and-whites are still interested in a player they believe could be very valuable over time. They see him as a crack and a goalscorer, he reminds them of Diego Costa 's beginnings, and they hope he will explode in a league stronger than the Primera RFEF. As they have a great relationship with the Portuguese board, they remain attentive to any possible movement of the Spanish player.
Excellent relations between clubs
The relations between the two clubs are excellent; Diego Costa, Pizzi and Silvio Azevedo have already come from Braga to Madrid . Fran Mérida, Rubén Micael, Emiliano Velázquez, André Moreira and Diego Costa himself have all left Madrid for Braga . This summer, an important and controversial issue was opened between the two clubs: the sale of Rodrigo Gomes .
The Portuguese player finally ended up at Wolverhampton Wanderers , who paid 15 million for his services, and the red-and-whites were unable to make the signing. It was taken for granted that he could arrive due to the relations between the clubs, but the Portuguese press only did its job. In the operation, Carlos Martín or Santiago Mouriño had options to play for SC Braga .