Depay to Atlético de Madrid: What did Simeone say to him after signing for the ‘Colchonero’ team?

Enrique Cerezo, president of Atlético de Madrid, presented this Friday Memphis Depay, the rojiblanco team’s latest signing, as a footballer with “great experience in European football”, who “has shown his enormous quality and talent in all the teams that has been”, such as PSV, Lyon, Barcelona and Manchester United, as well as the Netherlands team.

“Football is much more than just goals,” warned Memphis Depay, the new goalscorer for Atlético de Madrid, with the ‘9’ on his back, presented this Friday at the Metropolitano stadium, where he takes on the “great challenge” of meet again with his version of Olympique Lyon, while claiming his “creativity” and his defensive sacrifice.

“All the players have to work. I look at the statistics after a game and they may be surprised, because the kilometers that I do in each game are observed. I work for the team. I don’t think it will be a problem at all. It is clear that I have to adapt to the new style, but I do not see it as a problem (the defensive effort) ”, he proclaimed in the auditorium of his new stadium, 24 hours after his possible debut, against Valladolid.

“It has been great. All very fast. I joined the team this Thursday. It was an intense day. It had a very good feeling. He had a good conversation with the ‘mister’ (Diego Simeone)”, he stated in his first words as a rojiblanco, incorporated into training sessions since Thursday, with the official announcement of his signing this Friday until June 30, 2025 and with its presentation this afternoon together with Enrique Cerezo, its president.

“We talked with Simeone a bit about how I feel. Yesterday was a very long day. We had to do all the signing paperwork. It was an intense day. But one of the most important things has been that he wants me to feel at home and to adapt to the team as soon as possible. That makes me excited, ”he explained.

“He is known for his passion for the club. And he wants it to be ready as soon as possible. He knows me well from the time I was at Barcelona and at Lyon. He liked me as a player. He wants me to reach the form I had at Lyon (76 goals and 52 assists). It will be a challenge for me ”, added Memphis, who also spoke with Antoine Griezmann before his arrival.

EFE.