Atletico looking forward to Samu’s future
The landing of Samu Omorodion in Porto caused a stir throughout Europe. At 20 years old He has seven goals in his first seven matches for Portugal. four in five league matches and three in two Europa League matches, including double against Manchester United which also made him focus on England. He scores every 67 minutes of play.
And in football, where there are few center forwards, a player of his youth and potential is on everyone’s lips. Also at Atlético, where he left without making his debut. Signed six million after paying his clause to Granada a few days after his La Liga debut, scoring a goal at the Metropolitano, Samu went on loan to Alaves, where he started well, although he lost momentum as the game progressed.. And while the plan this year was to be under Simeone, the Olympics (including gold) prevented him from pre-season training as red, white and refugees. signing of Sorloth and Julián Alvarez, A dream that seemed impossible left him without a job and needing to earn money to meet the League’s salary cap.
For Atlético, the midfielder was a priority and they found a solution to the problem in Chelsea. Conor Gallagher for Samu Omorodion, two independent but completely related operations. While the Londoners did not agree with everything (for 40 million) and the English football player in Madrid did not undergo a medical examination, they retreated. With Jorge Mendes in the center. They changed their target and signed Joao Felix.. A change of course they may regret. Once again, with Portugal brokering the negotiations, Porto were the team that eventually acquired Sama Omorodion as their striker.
Every year the percentage is less
The Portuguese team paid 15 million for half a ram. An operation in which Atlético had no buyback option. But this percentage will change over time. Now it’s 50%. That is, that If, in the current situation, a club paid Porto 100 million under their clause in January, 50 of them would go to Atlético. (and the total number of sales will increase to 65). But Porto has optional option to purchase another 15% for five million during the first year. Something he hasn’t done yet but can do.
And in the second year, you have another optional option to buy another 15% for another five million. In a total of two years You can have a maximum of 80% for 25 million. It now seems impossible for the Portuguese club not to bid for an additional 15%, which would take its share to 65% this year. The reason why Atlético would be interested in a quick sale is to get more income for the player.
Increase
Not a buyback, but the emergence of a third party as an ideal option in January (introduce a maximum of half), and if not in the summer, then it will almost certainly be 35% (if someone paid his clause, Atlético would have to contribute 55 million, 20 paid ” Porto” and 35 is the buyer; if there had been a sale for 50 million, Atlético would have received a total of 37.5). Porto, like Atlético, will take part in the Club World Cup. An even more exciting opportunity for the striker, who is currently focused on the U-21 national team.. He has been a candidate to appear on the senior team list, but De la Fuente has not named him at this time.
His explosion, although leaving on the one hand a feeling of haste to sell him, will be a greater reward for Atlético the sooner the new transfer is completed. Porto is a historically marketable club, capable of overvaluing players. And the current score of Atlético is still unknown, when and for how long Samu can leave Porto.. Including the opportunity to accelerate and put pressure on third-party offers that would allow the red and white club to profit from an exit that appears cheap at the moment, but it is the future that will determine how much money is involved.
“I felt bad in Madrid, I cried many nights”
Samu took the floor at EFE to remember his difficult summer before arriving in Porto. “Thanks to gold it wasn’t so bitter. But it was very difficult. When I was in Madrid I felt very bad. In the end, thank God, everything worked out. If the Chelsea case wasn’t closed, there was a reason for it. At Atlético he trained separately. I didn’t feel like a participant or a football player. I was training and my head told me no. I felt bad. I cried many nights… my family and my mother felt very bad… In the end, everything was closed quickly and I made the best decision. Nobody from Atlético spoke to me, and I didn’t speak to anyone. I was still an Atlético player, I had to train and perform. I already knew the club’s position. These things happen in football and force you to gain experience and learn. Villas-Boas came to Madrid to sign me and said he wouldn’t leave without getting it. They trusted me, I am grateful to them“, he admits.
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