The full-back retired from Chelsea after more than a decade defending the London club.
César Azpilicueta will return to LaLiga next season. And he will do it to wear the Atlético de Madrid shirt, a team that has long asked for the footballer. He will wear the number 3. The rojiblanco team has already officially announced on their social networks that they will play for Simeone for a season.
Presentation of César Azpilicueta for Atlético de Madrid: how much money does it cost, how many years of contract will he sign, how and what will he play, how much will he earn in salary and what number will he use
The most important phrases on the side
“I’m proud to be at this great club and I really want to start”
“I come to help the club achieve its goals. I also come to learn, you can always keep learning”.
“I thought a contract year was the best thing. You have to earn it on the field. The past is very nice, but you have to earn it day by day. The length of the contract is not an important aspect. I hope there are many more more years”.
“Atlético is a project that seems important to me. A big club to which I can contribute.”
“Getting to a Champions League is an achievement we want, but we have to go little by little. The ambition and the fight for it will be there. We will fight for everything.”
Round for Atlético
Soccer player, who can play both right and left, fits perfectly with Diego Simeone’s idea, both to play with four and five defenders. In addition, the club does not incur large costs to include it: Relations with Chelsea are very good and he arrives in the Spanish capital for free.
Azpilicueta, idol at Chelsea
He arrived at the London club in 2012. Yes, more than ten years ago. Captain and idol at Stamford Bridge. For Azpilicueta, but also for his family, the time has come to close a stage.
Source: Goal