Agreement with Sevilla on the loan of Saul
The midfielder from Elche will play for the Andalusian national team next season.
Our club has reached an agreement with Sevilla on the loan of Saul Niguez to the Andalusian team for next season. Both organizations have also agreed on the possibility of extending the relationship with the Sevillian club.
The midfielder from Elche, who joined our academy in the 2008/09 season, is looking forward to a new stage with the Nervión team. With 427 official matches played for the Red and Whites, he is the seventh player to have worn our shirt more times, having debuted on March 8, 2012 in a Europa League match against Besiktas at the Vicente Calderón stadium.
A long career as a Red and White player, during which he alternated between Rayo Vallecano (2013/14) and Chelsea (2021/22), although the rest of the time he defended our colors, leaving unforgettable moments and goals. as happened against Bayern in the semi-finals of the 2015/16 Champions League. In total, he has 48 goals and 26 assists, winning two UEFA Europa Leagues (2011/12 and 2017/18), the League (2020/21), the Spanish Cup (2012/13) and the Spanish Super Cup (2014/15) and the European Super Cup (2018/19).
We at Atletico Madrid wish Saul the best of luck in this new professional challenge.