Atletico Madrid confirmed on Friday that it has signed Dutch forward Memphis Depay from La Liga rivals Barcelona for three million euros ($3.25 million).
After an injury-plagued tenure at Camp Nou, the 28-year-old has signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Atletico.
The move might cost Atletico up to one million euros in add-ons.
Barcelona stated that the agreement includes an option to purchase versatile Belgian international Yannick Carrasco from Atletico Madrid.
Depay scored 14 goals in 42 appearances for Barcelona after joining from Lyon in 2021.
However, due to injury issues and the signing of Poland striker Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich, Depay has only made four appearances for Xavi Hernandez’s side this season.
Depay is the Netherlands’ second-highest goal scorer of all time, with 43 goals, and he has already scored once in the 2022 World Cup.
After a poor tenure with Manchester United, he enjoyed a profitable five-year career with Lyon.
Atletico Madrid have suffered this season, finishing fourth in La Liga, 13 points behind leaders Barcelona, and have also been eliminated from the Champions League.
Depay is likely to take over for Joao Felix, who left Real Madrid earlier this month to join Chelsea on loan.
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