Lenglet, Corridor Of Slaps And Training Before His Presentation

Clement Lenglet He is already playing for the red and white team. The 29-year-old Frenchman was the big news in Monday’s training session for the Atletico Madrid. Minutes after the red-and-white club made his signing official (he arrives on loan from Barcelona for one season, without an option to buy, and the colchoneros assume a part of the fee) the center was already under the orders of Diego Simeone at the Majadahonda Sports City.

It was a session in which those who were starters against the Girona They worked out in the gym, while the rest had normal work on the pitch. They did not exercise Vermeerenwho is closing his exit to Leipzig, nor Lemarwho has not been included in either of the team’s two LaLiga squads and could also be leaving.

Returning to LengletThe French defender was already in the stands at the Cívitas Metropolitano on Sunday watching his new team’s victory over Girona. He had previously signed a contract with Atlético, one day after undergoing a medical with the red-and-white club.

It is the third consecutive loan for the centre-back, after having played the last two years in the Tottenham and in the Aston VillaThe footballer’s desire is to recover his best level, the one he showed in the Seville and that led Barcelona to make a large outlay to secure his signing, although the truth is that he never achieved success in the Barça shirt.

Before jumping onto the pitch, and as tradition dictates, Lenglet He was greeted by his new teammates with the usual round of slaps.

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