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Not a great look for Atlético. Less than one year after snatching him away from Granada, Atlético Madrid sold Samu Omorodion to Portuguese powerhouse Porto, opting to sell off one of its best assets (young or otherwise) in a uniquely-structured deal that could pay financial dividends...but won?t bring back a forward who appears to be on his way to a Spain call-up in 2025.
In an interview with EFE (Spain?s national news agency) that was later published in Marca while being boosted on social media by Fabrizio Romano, Samu lifted the lid on his exit from Atlético this summer, which annoyed fans in July and has upset many more in October given the 20-year-old striker?s sizzling start to the 2024/25 season at Porto. The Melilla-born forward has knocked back reports that Atlético was counting on him this season before kicking its transfer business into high gear and claimed that the club left him in the cold after his proposed move to Chelsea fell apart in August. ?Nobody talked to me (from Atlético) about my future,? Samu said. ?I was still an Atlético de Madrid player (after the Olympics ended), I had to go train and do my job. I already knew the club?s position. These are things that happen in football, and they make you gain experience and learn for the future.?

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