The French striker will move to the Spanish capital after two successful seasons with Sevilla.

It’s official. Whilst most of the attention remains on the mega-money transfers of Higuain and Pogba, Atletico Madrid went about their business and quietly signed a respectable and underrated striker.

With Jackson Martinez having left during last season, a forward was needed at the Vicente Calderon. Diego Simeone addressed this issue by wrapping up the signing of Kevin Gameiro from Sevilla. Confirmation of the deal came on Saturday.

The Frenchman will join Los Rojiblancos on a four-year deal after enjoying three successful seasons with Los Hispalenses in which he won three consecutive Europa League titles.

The 29-year-old was prolific last campaign, scoring 28 goals in all competitions, but was surprisingly overlooked by France for UEFA Euro 2016.

Although he joins the 2015/16 Champions League runners-up for an undisclosed fee, he is believed to have cost Atletico Madrid £28m.

The deal also sees Luciano Vietto head in the opposite direction, moving to the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium on loan after a disappointing debut season with Simeone’s side. Sevilla boast the option of making the deal permanent. 

 

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Melbourne Victory 1 - 0 Atlético Madrid

July 31, 2016 12:00amSimonds Stadium (Geelong)

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