Çağlar Söyüncü moving from relegated Leicester City to Atletico Madrid was a huge move for the player. Ambitious, certainly, but also certainly worth a go to see if he could succeed at the highest level and in the Champions League.
The defender was given a four year deal with Los Rojiblancos and before one of those years is even completed, he’s been put up for sale.
Arriving from Leicester City with great hopes, Söyüncü managed just six La Liga matches for Atletico Madrid. Those appearances totalled up just 115 minutes, and whilst injuries played a small part in that, it’s clear Diego Simeone wasn’t keen.
Sent on loan to Fenerbahce in the January transfer window, the 28-year-old was a regular in the Turkish Super Lig.
Now he’s set to become an Atletico Madrid player again, and they want to part ways permanently.
Tuesday’s edition of AS states the player ‘must leave’ Los Rojiblancos. According to the Spanish newspaper, the price set is €8-12m, and with Atletico ‘willing to listen to offers’ a move at the bargain end of that range looks possible.
Given some of his more successful times with Leicester City, perhaps Söyüncü can hope for interest from England.
