Thursday, July 6, 2023, 5:45 p.m. | Updated 18:32h.
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César Azpilicueta will strengthen the defense of Atlético de Madrid next season. The veteran defense from Navarra, who will turn 34 next month, signed the contract this Thursday that will join the rojiblanco club until June 2024 after disassociating himself from Chelsea, with whom he was proclaimed European champion in 2021 and in which he has played the last eleven campaigns. With the signing of Azpilicueta, Diego Pablo Simeone is guaranteed a versatile and experienced defender who knows the Spanish League and can not only perform remarkably on the right back, but also as a center back and even on the left wing of the defence.
Azpilicueta officially becomes the third defender signed by Atlético for the next season, after the left-back Javi Galán (from Celta) and the Turkish center-back Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester), although the rojiblanco club also previously closed the contract for the Uruguayan central defender Santiago Mouriño (Racing de Montevideo). The former Osasuna player between 2027 and 2010 and former Chelsea captain, can replace Nahuel Molina on the right wing, but also be compatible with the Argentine world champion, in a defense of four or five.
In addition to experience and proven authority on the pitch and in the dressing room, Azpilicueta was already wanted by Atlético in the summer of 2022. Also by Barça, but the Navarrese defender renewed with Chelsea until 2024, so he does not He has been able to land until now in the mattress club.
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2023-07-06 16:32:48
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