A player who has been able to redeem himself this season is Rodrigo de Paul, who remains an undisputed starter for Simeone. The world champion is able to show his best level since he arrived at Atlético de Madrid in 2021, being one of the most acclaimed players. Obviously, the good atmosphere in the locker room has been a favorable factor, especially after the arrival of Julián Alvarez this season.
Right now, in the red-and-white team there are up to five internationals from Argentina in the squad, almost like a small draft of the Albiceleste. Additionally, it seems that one of the dreams at the Metropolitano is to increase that number, and the midfielder would be key to achieving it. He recently left a message on his Instagram profile that has caused a lot of excitement among the Atlético fans.
Rodrigo de Paul Works on a Reinforcement
Atlético de Madrid is a club that is in constant motion to seek quality signings that can maintain competitiveness in the squad. For a while, Simeone has been asking for the arrival of a pivot to give balance to the midfield and have a much more balanced team. This year, a name that emerged was Enzo Fernández, who had started the season with many doubts at Chelsea and was losing prominence.
This week, he scored a great goal against COPEnhagen in Chelsea's away victory in the Conference League, adding up to this point five goals and eight assists. The Argentine celebrated it by posting a photo on his Instagram profile and received comments that have not gone unnoticed among the Atlético fans. One of the messages is from Rodrigo de Paul himself, who seems to miss the footballer, although they will meet again very soon.
Excitement at Atlético de Madrid
"I miss you, we'll see each other soon," wrote Rodrigo de Paul on the image of his national team teammate, both being drafted for this month's break. Obviously, it is a very complicated addition for Atlético de Madrid, as Chelsea paid more than 120 million euros to sign him in 2023. He only lasted six months at Benfica, the club that had signed him the previous summer for about 20 million, but his great World Cup made him a target.
His market value is 75 million euros and he has regained his best form after several months of doubts where he had lost weight in the team. Some time ago, an interview emerged in which Julián Alvarez admitted that he had the excitement of being able to reunite with his former teammate at the club level. For now, it remains more of a dream than reality, but at the Metropolitano they already closed a deal that seemed impossible.