Neither Real Madrid nor Manchester City: He Joins Atlético de Madrid with Simeone

It seems that Real Madrid's plans could have radically changed with Atlético de Madrid's presence. This is because one of the white team's targets now seems much closer to becoming part of the colchonero team.  A surprise that also catches Manchester City off guard, as they had him on their radar.

In this case, we are referring to Miguel Gutiérrez, who would become one of the elements under Cholo Simeone's command. This is clearly a setback that Real Madrid did not anticipate, considering he is a player who comes from their youth academy. His performance at Girona, despite this very challenging season, had left very good impressions at the club.

However, looking at the overall picture, it seems that his chance to return to the white team amid this battle could be fruitless. That said, it still depends on the Argentine's final decision to see if he will end up at the colchonero club or not.

Miguel in Cholo's Sights

This player has performed outstandingly with Girona, which has utilized him in unbelievable ways. Just look at his statistics, at 23 years of age, which position him as one of the best in Spain in his position.

He has played more than 3,000 minutes in 36 matches, with eight goal contributions in these. Considering his positioning and, above all, the functionality he has had, he has established himself as an essential piece in his club.

Now he could make the leap to a much bigger club than Girona. However, it wouldn't be the biggest of all, but a medium leap. For this to happen, they still need to conduct a pertinent evaluation and see if they will end up signing him.

Madrid Waits

Florentino Pérez's president and board of directors are waiting calmly to see what the resolution of this conflict will be. However, if he ends up going to Atlético de Madrid, we are almost certain that returning to the white team would be very complicated in the future.