Atlético de Madrid will pay almost $ 2 million for the transfer until June 30 of French striker Moussa Dembélé , from Olympique Lyon , which includes a purchase option of $ 35 million “to which incentives can be added for 5 million” , according to the French club.
Dembélé, in Spain since Tuesday to complete its signing , has played 16 French Ligue 1 matches with Lyon this season. The last three he has missed due to a broken arm that will keep him out for at least one more month , available until mid-February.
OFFICIAL. Moussa Dembélé will reinforce Atlético. Transfer (€ 1.5 M) that includes a purchase option (33. € 5 M). The answer to Diego Costa’s goodbye. He did not have a good first semester of course 2020 / 21, but It is a predator in the definition zone and a very valid element in the open field. pic.twitter.com/e8mMiYTbZS
– Undefeated (@InvictosSomos) January 13, 2021
Of the 16 duels played this season was a starter in 6, but only two in the last ten. He has scored only one goal in a medium course for the forward in contrast to the good numbers that he starred in last season, with 24 so many, and the previous one, in 2018 – 19, with twenty.
To their 24 years, signed by Atlético for the departure of Diego Costa, who terminated his contract with the club last 29 December, to reinforce and complement the attack of the team led by L uis Suárez, who is and will be the usual starter, with or without Dembélé.
🔴⚪ # BienvenidoDembélé!
✅ @MDembele _ 10 performed the recognition at the @ClinicaNavarra before to sign the contract that makes him a rojiblanco player 💪🏼 🏧
🏧 # AúpaAtleti pic.twitter.com/NFL6Vgwlrt
– Atlético de Madrid ( @Atleti) January 13, 2021
The offensive competition is enormous in the team. Apart from Luis Suárez and the newcomer Dembélé, two men who They move more like ‘9’ of reference, in the attack they also have Joao Félix, Ángel Correa and even Marcos Llorente , although they are all currently used more as midfielders by the “ Cholo ”.
Lyon, which paid almost $ 25 million for Dembélé in August 2018 to sign him from Celtic Glasgow and that he has a link with the player until 30 June 2023, announced at the same time its replacement: Islam Slimani, proce Leicester entity, with contract until 2022.
