Atletico Madrid agree deal for Argentina international Almada
Atletico Madrid's French forward #07 Antoine Griezmann, Atletico Madrid's Argentinian midfielder #05 Rodrigo De Paul and Atletico Madrid's Belgian midfielder #20 Axel Witsel celebrate victory at the end of the UEFA Champions League last 16 second leg football match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Inter Milan at the Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on March 13, 2024. (Photo by JAVIER SORIANO / AFP)
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Spanish football club Atletico Madrid announced Tuesday an agreement with Brazilian outfit Botafogo to sign 2022 World Cup winner Thiago Almada.
"Our club
and the Brazilian side have reached an agreement, pending confirmation once the
player passes the required medical examination and signs the contract,"
the La Liga outfit posted on social media.
The 24-year-old
Argentinian spent the second half of last season on loan at Lyon, where he
scored two goals and laid on five assists in 20 appearances in all competitions
for the French club.
Almada has 10
caps for his country, and was part of their World Cup-winning squad in Qatar.
He also represented Argentina in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The right-footed
attacking midfielder came through the ranks at local side Velez Sarsfield,
where he made his professional debut in 2018 at the age of 17.
He joined MLS
side Atlanta in 2022, being voted best rookie in the league after his first
season.
Almada's form
earned him a move to Botafogo last summer.
He made 26
appearances for the Rio de Janeiro-based club, winning the Brazilian league and
Copa Libertadores, before heading off on loan to Lyon in January.
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