Atletico Madrid set to sign Leicester City’s Turkish sensation Çağlar Söyüncü
The Metropolitano has been connected with the Turkish centre-back on various occasions.
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Çağlar Söyüncü set to join Atletico Madrid
Çağlar Söyüncü is about to don the jersey of La Liga powerhouse Atletico Madrid. The accomplished player of the National Team of Turkey, that hasn’t recently had the privilege of playing for Leicester City, is at a turning point with the Premier League side.
The Turkish defender, who went out of fashion with Brendan Rodgers, has rerouted to Spain at La Liga. Atletico Madrid is set to accept Çağlar Söyüncü with the agreement almost done.
Atletico Madrid has advanced negotiations with Çağlar Söyüncü for the upcoming year 2023. The deal is not signed yet but it is expected to be done as quickly as possible as reported by Fabrizio Romano. Aston Villa and AS Roma were also interested in signing Çağlar Söyüncü, however, it is reported that Atletico Madrid has won the race and convinced Çağlar Söyüncü to join the Spanish side.
Söyüncü is a player who aligns the Atlético Madrid shell in the context that he is physically strong, challenging, and doesn’t back from a confrontation like players Marcos Llorente and Rodrigo De Paul. Söyüncü has declined in popularity under Brendan Rodgers this winter, which has been exacerbated by his inability to stay in shape. Leicester City is in the bottom half of the Premier League table, with 17 points from 15 games.
Who is Çağlar Söyüncü? A look at the Turk’s football career
Çağlar Söyüncü is a dominant central defender who established himself playing for Altnordu in Turkey’s second division, the TFF First League. He began his career as an 18-year-old and quickly established himself as an ever-present, appearing in over 40 first-team games before turning 20.
The Turkish player had proposals from domestic biggies Beşiktaş and Galatasaray, in addition to Spain’s Sevilla, as he identified himself to be one of Turkey’s finest promising youngsters in 2016, yet he still chose to travel to Freiburg in Germany. Söyüncü made an instant impact as Freiburg skyrocketed the Bundesliga to qualify for European football in their debut season straight in Germany’s top division, establishing himself as a player to look at.
In 2018, he moved to the Premier League and Leicester City for a cost assumed to be in surplus of €20 million. Söyüncü battled to adapt at first but boomed into the picture in his 2nd season by establishing a powerful alliance with ex-Manchester United player Jonny Evans. Söyüncü’s asset skyrocketed, and he quickly was among the trendiest skillsets in European football, with Leicester anticipating to battle hard to keep him.
Çağlar Söyüncü, at the age of 26, should be at the pinnacle of his career. Nevertheless, the left-footed defender has had a tough season due to injuries. He only featured 162 minutes for Leicester during the first half of the season, but he managed to play 149 minutes for Turkey during the pre-World Cup international break.
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