Clément Lenglet has joined Atlético Madrid after reaching an settlement to terminate his contract with Barcelona.
The defender, who spent final season on mortgage at Atlético, has signed a three-year contract with Diego Simeone’s facet and is about to play for them on the Membership World Cup in the US this summer time.
An extra registration window has been opened to permit groups to signal gamers for the competitors between June 1 and June 10, which means all offers have to be accomplished by 7 p.m. BST / 2 p.m. ET on Tuesday.
Lenglet, 29, joined Barça from Sevilla in 2018 for over €30 million ($34.2m) and went on to make over 100 appearances with the membership, however he has spent the previous couple of seasons out on mortgage.
After spells within the Premier League with Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa, he joined Atlético final summer time.
He made 34 appearances throughout all competitions underneath Diego Simeone and did sufficient for Atlético to resolve to pursue a everlasting deal.
Lenglet, who has been capped 16 occasions by France and was a part of their squad for the Nations League ultimate 4 final week, will now be part of the remainder of his Atlético teammates to organize for the Membership World Cup.
The Spanish facet open their marketing campaign towards European Champions Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday earlier than dealing with Seattle Sounders and Brazilian facet Botafogo in Group B.