Atletico Madrid angry over Thomas Partey’s move to Arsenal

Atletico Madrid are angry at Thomas Partey On the way he made his last-minute deadline transfer to Arsenal, sources have reported to ESPN.

Barty, 27, joined the Premier League club Monday night after they paid the buyout clause of 50 million euros.

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Atletico said They were informed by La Liga at 11.28 p.m. Spanish time – just over half an hour before the transfer window closed – that Arsenal’s representatives were at their Madrid headquarters that evening to exercise the player release clause.

Sources told ESPN that Atletico “gave up” to Arsenal’s business rather than be upset about it.

The club was aware that there might be some late move in the market, and coach Diego Simeone admitted on Saturday that the club was “worried” about “the bad surprises, which can always happen in football”, ahead of the deadline.

ESPN reported in August that Atletico was concerned about having to substitute or adapt one of their biggest stars – like midfielder Barty or goalkeeper. Jan Oblak – If the club paid the acquisition clause this summer.

This led to an atmosphere of acceptance in the club’s offices on Monday when the news broke, and the realization that there was nothing they could do about it.

A year ago, Atlético lost Antoine GriezmannRodry W. Hernandez Lucas Hernandez In similar circumstances.

The difference in Barty’s case is that the departure came in the last minutes from the window, although Spanish rules give them an extra month to find a replacement, as long as that player is from La Liga.

However, Atletico was not impressed by Barty’s willingness to leave the club as he spent eight years – seen as closer to an academic producer after joining his teens in 2012 – in this way, which puts them in a difficult position.

Party broke into the first team in 2015 and has become a major player over the past three seasons, but remains one of the lowest-paid first-team members, despite being among the top performers.

The club offered Barty a new, improved contract earlier this year before the coronavirus pandemic, which he turned down.

He was later offered a discounted deal in the new financial environment, as Atlético was desperate to increase its acquisition clause to a number more reflective of its market value.

This offer was ignored and Barty continued to be associated with Arsenal throughout the summer.

Atletico assured that no formal bids had been submitted, with Arsenal reluctant to pay the full value of his clause and Atletico refusing to negotiate, until the dramatic end on Monday.

Later on Tuesday, the Atletico full-back Kieran Trippier He directed his former teammate to adapt quickly to the Premier League.

He said, “He’s unbelievable, his physicality, how he breaks the play. Technically he has it all. He ranks as one of the best midfielders I’ve played with.” “He speaks fluent English. I don’t think he has a problem with the Premier League.”