The Dutch striker Memphis Depay is a new Atlético de Madrid player After the agreement reached with Barcelona, both clubs announced this Friday in separate statements.
The player signs with the rojiblancos for “the remainder of the course and two more campaigns” until 2025, said Atlético.
Barça specified that the operation amounted to “three million euros (3.2 million dollars) and one million in variables”.
“The agreement also includes a preferential and non-mandatory purchase option for the player Yannick Carrasco”, added the azulgrana club.
Both clubs made the transfer official on Friday after the player He would have already trained with the rojiblancos while waiting for his transfer to Atlético to close.
On Wednesday, a source from the Catalan club had already confirmed to AFP that the two formations had “reached an agreement in principle for Memphis Depay to transfer to Atlético”.
The Dutch striker comes to replace the loss left in the mattress attack by the Portuguese Joao Félix, on loan to Chelsea until the end of the season.
“He is a skilled attacker with a lot of mobility, with the ability to play both up front and on the left wing, from where he has made dribbling, going inside and shooting his hallmark,” Atlético said on Friday.
Depay is the third Barcelona player to sign for Atlético de Madrid in less than three years, after the Uruguayan Luis Suárez and Antoine Griezmann did it.
Ballasted by a thigh injury between October and November, Depay He has barely participated in this start of the season, in which he has only played 206 minutes spread over four games, in which he has scored one goal.
The Dutch striker has also been losing importance in the Barca attack since the arrival of Robert Lewandowski and he wanted to leave the Barça club, with which he had a contract until next June.
Atlético de Madrid quickly showed interest in the attacker, but the 7 million euros (7.5 million dollars) Orders, according to the press, by Barça, were too much, and they have been negotiated downwards.
Memphis Depay had arrived free at Barcelona in July 2021after leaving French Lyon and last season (2021/2022) he scored thirteen goals and gave two assists in the 38 games in which he intervened.
Barça expressed “publicly its gratitude” the Dutch international, wishing him “good luck and success in the future”.
The new rojiblanco player will be presented this Friday afternoon at the Metropolitan Stadium.
