Atletico Madrid face a transfer ban until Jan 2018
Vitolo confirms a loan deal to La Liga side Las Palmas until 1st Jan 2018
⚽ **TRANSFERS: La Liga 2017/18** ⚽
Player: Vitolo 
Age: 27 years
Position: Left/ Right Winger
To: Club Atletico de Madrid
From: Sevilla FC
Transfer Fee: €40 Million
Loaned out to Las Palmas until 1st Jan
Report
Spanish Club Atletico Madrid may have been given a transfer ban at the
wrong time this season. A team wanting to compete among the best in Europe will
have to go for half a season without signing any new first team players.
Barcelona suffered a similar situation in the summer transfer window in 2015.
But that wouldn’t stop them from signing players who can be eligible to play
for them in January 2018. They have exactly done that by signing Spanish
international Vitolo from Sevilla for €40 Million, and have decided to loan him
to Las Palmas, a club he began his career with.
Vitolo and his former employers ended their professional relationship on
controversial terms. Sevilla had reported that the player had signed a 5 year
extension and just 2 days after he moved to Atletico. Sevilla have reportedly
taken legal action against the player, Atletico as well as Las Palmas,
especially after the player himself went to pay off his own release clause.
Career Statistics
- Vitolo was perhaps Sevilla's best player in La Liga as well as Europe ✔
- He has played for 4 seasons with Sevilla ✔
- Managed to make 177 first team appearances ✔
- For a wide player, he has scored an impressive 25 goals ✔
- More impressive is his tally of 45 assists ✔
- Last season, he managed to make 43 appearances ✔
- Scored 6 goals and once again an impressive 10 assists ✔
He is becoming an ever present player in the Spanish National Team after
winning 11 first team caps and already registering 4 goals and 2 assists.
Vitolo’s Winger abilities
- Atletico have had problems on the Right Wing since a long time ✔
- They played a makeshift Right winger with Saul for majority of last season ✔
- Atletico have struck a sweet deal by signing Vitolo ✔
- Hemay not be the quickest winger but he is very creative down the wings ✔
- Always looks for assists ✔
- He is a goal poacher ✔
- Makes himself available in the box ✔
- Has dead on accuracy on goal ✔
- Equally good with both feet ✔
- Highly important for his adaptability on both sides ✔
- He appears to be Atletico’s assist king come January ✔
Breakthrough in the Atletico Attack
As mentioned earlier, Atletico were in dire need of a natural winger not
a makeshift one. The brilliant Yannick Carrasco looks set to continue on the
left winger and what a partner he would have with Vitolo on the right. They
both would prove immensely important for creating goals for Atletico’s talisman
Antoine Griezmann, that is if he stays with the club.
Atletico will put in a fierce challenge for the La Liga and the Champions
League this season. Despite the transfer ban, they have a star studded squad
who can keep them stable until January when they start bringing in new faces.
Vitolo would also have to prove himself in his loan move to get into the
Atletico attack.
Wishing him all the best with his future!!!
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