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Atletico Madrid Sign Gallagher From Chelsea
21 Aug

Atletico Madrid Sign Gallagher From Chelsea

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Atletico Madrid have signed England midfielder Conor Gallagher from Chelsea for a fee believed to be in the region of £33m. The 24-year-old has signed a five-year contract with the Spanish top-flight club. Gallagher joined Chelsea at the age of six and went on to make 90 appearances, scoring 10 goals. He had entered the final year of his contract at Stamford Bridge so Chelsea wanted to sell now to avoid losing him on a free transfer next summer. Atletico forward Joao Felix, also 24, is set to move in the other direction after Chelsea agreed a fee in principle for the…
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Chelsea Complete Signing Of Joao Felix From Atletico Madrid
21 Aug

Chelsea Complete Signing Of Joao Felix From Atletico Madrid

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Chelsea have completed the signing of Joao Felix from Atletico Madrid in a deal worth £46.3m. The Blues have paid a £42m fixed fee for the forward, plus £4.3m in add-ons. The 24-year-old has signed a seven-year contract in west London. “I’m really happy to be back at Chelsea and I can’t wait to get started,’ Joao said. ‘I can see some familiar faces from the last time I was here, which is always nice. “I loved my time here before and I told my friends and family that I’d love to return to the Premier League one day. To do that with Chelsea…
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Atletico Agree £81.5M Deal For Man City’s Alvarez
06 Aug

Atletico Agree £81.5M Deal For Man City’s Alvarez

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Atletico Madrid have agreed an £81.5m deal to sign Manchester City forward Julian Alvarez. The fee is made up of an initial £64.4m (75m euros) with a further £17.1m (20m euros) in potential add-ons. It would be a record sale for City, surpassing the £50m Chelsea paid for Raheem Sterling in 2022. Alvarez said he would wait until Argentina’s involvement in the 2024 Olympics football ended before making a decision on his future. The team were knocked out by hosts France last Friday. Manager Pep Guardiola had been keen to keep the 24-year-old and the Spaniard said earlier in August…
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LaLiga: Alvaro Morata Scores Twice As Atletico Beat Rivals Real Madrid
25 Sep

LaLiga: Alvaro Morata Scores Twice As Atletico Beat Rivals Real Madrid

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Alvaro Morata scored twice as Atletico Madrid ended Real Madrid’s 100% start to the La Liga season with a fine victory over their city rivals. They led inside four minutes when former Real forward Morata converted Samuel Lino’s dangerous cross. Antoine Griezmann then made it 2-0 with another header, before Toni Kroos’ fine low strike halved the deficit. But Morata sealed Atletico’s victory when he rose highest to meet Saul Niguez’s ball in after the break. Victory moved Atletico up to fifth in the table, while Real are third – behind leaders Barcelona and Girona – after dropping points for…
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Goalkeeper Ivan Provedel Scores Injury Time Equaliser To Save Lazio In UCL Opener
20 Sep

Goalkeeper Ivan Provedel Scores Injury Time Equaliser To Save Lazio In UCL Opener

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Lazio goalkeeper Ivan Provedel stole the headlines on Tuesday night as he left his post to head home the final cross of their first game of the 2023/24 Champions League against Atletico Madrid. The Italian outfit struggled to find the back of the net despite an all-round impressive performance in the first half as they fell to a deflected strike from Pablo Barrios which gave the former Spanish champions the lead. Lazio were fortunate to have avoided conceding another as Provedel made great saves with Morata being denied by the woodwork as well. However, after 11 attempts in the second half,…
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Joao Felix: Chelsea Close To Signing Atletico Madrid Forward On Loan
10 Jan

Joao Felix: Chelsea Close To Signing Atletico Madrid Forward On Loan

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Chelsea are close to signing Atletico Madrid forward Joao Felix on loan for the rest of the season. The 23-year-old played for Portugal at the World Cup and scored one goal in five outings at the tournament. Felix has attracted interest from Arsenal and Manchester United but is understood to favour a move to Chelsea. Atletico made Felix the fifth most expensive player in history when they paid Benfica £113m for the then 19-year-old in 2019. Although he has impressed at times, Felix has not reached the heights expected on a consistent basis. Blues owner Todd Boehly is keen to bolster manager…
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The Story Behind Why Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann Is Only Playing 30 Minutes Per Game
22 Sep

The Story Behind Why Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann Is Only Playing 30 Minutes Per Game

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According to their boss Diego Simeone, Atletico Madrid play better with Antoine Griezmann in their line-up. So why - last weekend's derby against Real Madrid apart - has he been used this season only as a substitute coming on for the last half hour of all games? Less is more, so they say, and that would certainly seem to apply to the Frenchman who, despite playing for only about a third of the minutes available to him, is the club's joint top goalscorer with Alvaro Morata on three goals. We need to remind ourselves just how hot an asset the…
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Barcelona ‘Planning Legal Action Against Atletico Madrid Over Antoine Griezmann’
09 Sep

Barcelona ‘Planning Legal Action Against Atletico Madrid Over Antoine Griezmann’

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Barcelona are 'preparing legal action' against Atletico Madrid after a disagreement between the two clubs on the terms of Antoine Griezmann's loan deal. The French forward joined Atletico on loan from Barcelona in 2021 and has continued to play for them this season. He is thought to have an excellent relationship with manager Diego Simeone after scoring 133 goals in 257 games in his first spell at the Metropolitano. According to reports in Marca, Simeone's side can expect legal action over the deal, as Barca feel that Griezmann has met the £35million buyout clause in his contract by playing 81 per cent of the minutes he was available…
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