Samu Omorodion pays his clause and signs for Atlético de Madrid

2023-08-21 15:26:03

He Atletico Madrid has formalized the signing of Samu Omorodion, who has thus become a new player for the Madrid team. The man from Melilla, who is leaving Granada CF after paying his six million euro clauseit is expected that, in the coming days, he will go on loan to another team in search of minutes.

The striker, a youth player for the Nasrid team, has been the sensation in recent seasons. After setting off a sensational career as a youth two years ago and having scored 18 goals with him Recreational Grenada in the past coursethe Atlético de Madrid board has decided to recruit the attacker into their ranks.

With a great projection, the player has completed the pre-season with the Granada first team this summer and, in fact, he participated from the beginning in the first league match against his new team, Atlético de Madrid, which he scored.

Samu Omorodion, who has signed for five seasons, is cataloged by the club itself as “a physical marvel with great coordination despite his 193 centimeters”, which has made him stand out “for his explosiveness, speed and goal”, abilities that made him participate a few months ago in the European sub-19 with the Spanish selection.

A great casualty in the ranks of Granada

For Granada, the march of Samu Omorodion It is a notable decrease for this season. Listed as one of the subsidiary’s jewels, the attacker was destined to have great weight with the first team this season thanks to the performances he had had.

The unilateral signing, after paying his clause and not negotiating his departure with Granada, has felt very bad within the entity, which sees how one of its future stars has left for such a low clause.

To the coach, Paco Lopez,His departure did not sit well with him. He affirmed in the previous meeting against the Vallecano Ray that “he saw conditions”. “When last season ended, I told the board that I had Samu, but he was not recommended at the exhibition level. When he came from the national team, he confirmed my expectations and I discussed it with the club, that he had conditions and that he had a lot of potential “, he assured.

In this way, Granada and its sports director, Nico Rodriguez,, you are presented with a complex task from here to the end of the market. The front of the squad had to improve itself with new signings, and with the abrupt departure of Samu, it becomes a task that will be difficult to replace.