Mario Hermoso is about to find a team; it is the Turkish Galatasaray , the club that has bet on him. He would sign for the Ottoman team for the next three years, earning almost 4 million a year, figures he was looking for. But he will not play in the Champions League , since the Turks have been left out of the European Cup this week.
Despite Diego Simeone wanting to keep him in the squad, the Madrid-born player opted to leave the club . His idea was to play in the Premier League ; he tried it with Aston Villa and it didn't work out. In Italy , they didn't open the doors to him either; neither Inter nor Milan were realistic options for the Madrid-born player, so Turkey sounds good.
Saudi Arabia have made very strong offers for him and have really tried, but it hasn't worked out. Now, everything is leading to Mario Hermoso signing with Galatasaray ; if that happens, he will be the fourth former Atlético player in the league. The first to arrive this summer was Gabriel Paulista , who chose Besiktas to end his career, signing for three seasons.
Savic: A Captain without an armband
The centre-back left Atlético , a move that was neither spectacular nor spectacular after arriving in January from Valencia due to César Azpilicueta 's injury. Stefan Savic was more important; the Montenegrin centre-back was one of Diego Pablo Simeone 's leaders. A regular in defence except for last season, the Balkan native earned a huge place among Atlético fans.
It was evident in his farewell against Osasuna ; Stefan Savic took a lap of honour around the pitch and received his affection. He returned to training after the holidays, but with the clear idea of leaving the club. Finally, he joined Trabzonspor, a team where Alexander Sorloth used to play.
Söyüncü one of the signings that has failed
Çağlar Söyüncü signed for Atlético de Madrid as a free agent last summer after his contract with Leicester City expired. The Turk was announced for five seasons and began to get minutes in preseason. He made his official debut on the night against Granada in the first matchday of LaLiga .
That was a mirage; he never won over Diego Pablo Simeone and, after being substituted several times, he decided to leave. The idea was to get minutes to be able to go to a European Championship that he finally missed due to injury. His destination was Fenerbahçe , the team of his country, which he followed since he was a child at home.
Mourinho key to his departure
Despite being trained at Altınordu , Çağlar Söyüncü always had the gold and blue of Fenerbahçe in his heart. So he saw clearly that he had to join them and went on loan, even scoring a goal in the derby against Galatasaray . But it was not enough, and Arda Turan 's former team won the Turkish league ahead of Fenerbahçe .
This summer, José Mourinho , the new coach of the auriazules, asked for his signing and the deal was closed for almost 8 million euros. Çağlar Söyüncü left Atlético a year later to return to his country.