The real reason for Tagliafico's NOT signing with Atlético Madrid

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Nicolás Tagliafico finally did not become the surprise of the Atlético de Madrid's transfer market. after the red-and-white club ruled out his incorporation from Olympique de Lyon in the last hours of the market. The Argentine left-back, who turned 34 on August 31, will continue in France with a contract until June 2027.

Conversations were held during the last day of the market and positioned Nicolás Tagliafico as an option to complete Diego Simeone's team's left-back. However, Atlético ended up choosing to promote Dani Martínez from their academy and make him a part of the first team.

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Maxi Grillo reports that Nicolás Tagliafico's move to Atlético Madrid DID NOT HAPPEN in time before the transfer deadline and the defender will finally remain in Lyon, France.

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Atlético de Madrid decides to bet on the academy

The possible arrival of Tagliafico was initially related to the departures that Atlético de Madrid needed to complete. José María Giménez ended up leaving on loan to Deportivo de La Coruña and Thomas Lemar did the same towards Elche during the last minutes of the market.

However, from the club, they maintain that the salary cap was not the reason why the operation fell through. The final decision was to cover the position with Dani Martínez instead of incorporating a 34-year-old player, even though negotiations with Olympique de Lyon had progressed during the day.

The bet on Martínez was practically confirmed at the close of the market. The full-back officially became part of the first team after having previously worked under Simeone, thus closing the possibility of incorporating another player for that position.

Atlético had studied other alternatives before considering Nicolás Tagliafico. Among them were Jorge Salinas from Racing de Santander, and Hugo Bueno . Neither of these operations materialized, and the club ended up solving the position with a player from its own structure.

Nicolás Tagliafico waited for Atlético and stopped Juventus

The negotiation also had consequences for the player. Nicolás Tagliafico had received interest from Juventus, but decided to wait for Atlético while the Madrid club resolved their operations during the last day of the market.

That move left the Argentine with the option to join LaLiga after four seasons in France. Tagliafico arrived at Olympique de Lyon 2022 from Ajax and will now face the last year of the contract he holds with the French entity.

The outcome forces the player to remain in Lyon despite having negotiated his incorporation into Atlético. The contractual situation also opens up a different scenario for the coming months: if he does not extend his contract before January, he will enter the last six months of his contract and will be able to negotiate his future for the summer of 2027.

Atlético de Madrid, on the other hand, will start the LaLiga season with Dani Martínez as an option for the left-back after definitively ruling out Nicolás Tagliafico. The next opportunity for the Argentine to change clubs will come in the winter market, provided that Lyon agrees to negotiate before he can become a free agent at the end of his contract.

This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, El motivo real del NO fichaje de Tagliafico por el Atlético