OFFICIAL: Depay signs for Atletico Madrid

Memphis Depay is already FC Barcelona's past. The striker left the 'Cules' and started a new journey at Atletico Madrid. He leaves the club with 42 games played, in which he contributed 14 goals and two assists. Figures that he hopes to surpass in his new team.

Atletico Madrid announced his signing. After a few days of intense negotiations with Barca, his arrival was made official. Both parties understood each other and decided that it was best for Memphis to come to the Metropolitano.

Memphis signed a contract until 2025 after passing the relevant medical examination. The striker arrives to fill the position recently left by Joao Felix, who was loaned out to Chelsea.

The negotiations cost more than expected. Initially, Atletico offered Lemar in exchange for Memphis, a proposal that the 'Cules' rejected. They asked for a swap deal that included Carrasco.

Atletico refused to let Carrasco leave, but it seems that the agreement would have included, according to 'Mundo Deportivo', an option to buy the Belgian for around 20 million euros in the summer.

For Memphis, the 'Colchoneros' would pay three million euros plus another in variables. There are no official figures, but these are the amounts offered by the Catalan newspaper.

Memphis hopes to find at Atletico the playing time he has not had at Camp Nou this season. In the current 2022-23 season he made just four appearances, which is why he decided to pack his bags.

 

January 20, 2023