The reason that halted Rabiot's signing by Atlético

Adrien Rabiot was close to joining Atlético de Madrid this summer, but an unexpected obstacle ended up distancing the French midfielder from the red and white club. As revealed by his agent, Bruno Satin, the player's mother, Veronique Rabiot, was primarily responsible for the negotiations not succeeding.

Atlético de Madrid, in its quest to strengthen the midfield, had set its sights on Rabiot, who had ended his contract with Juventus. However, according to Satin, Veronique's insistence on directly overseeing the negotiations and making decisions on behalf of her son turned out to be a major inconvenience for the interested clubs. The agent himself stated that if Rabiot had been represented by independent professionals, he would be playing for a top European team.

Rabiot's mother's attitude made Atlético take a step back

As 'ElDesmaeque' points out, Satin recounted that Atlético's sports director had several conversations with the player's mother, but Veronique's inflexible and controlling attitude quickly stalled the negotiations. "After speaking with her twice, I decided not to continue," the Atlético executive allegedly commented, according to the agent.

In the end, Atlético opted for other alternatives in the market and ended up signing Conor Gallagher to reinforce the midfield. Rabiot, on the other hand, ended up signing for Olympique de Marseille, thus closing the door to a possible adventure in La Liga.

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