De Paul would not be comfortable at Atlético de Madrid and could land on another giant in Europe

According to the Italian press, the flyer could leave La Liga de España to return to Serie A, where it shone with Udinese's jersey

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Soccer Football - LaLiga - Atletico Madrid v Celta Vigo - Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain - February 26, 2022 Atletico Madrid's Rodrigo De Paul before the match REUTERS/Javier Barbancho

Rodrigo De Paul was Atletico Madrid's big bet after being proclaimed La Liga champion. However, after just one season, the Argentine midfielder's future would be far from Spain. He could return to Serie A, where he stood out with the Udinese shirt from Italy.

The 27-year-old flyer, who arrived at the Colchonera institution with the poster of being one of the figures of the Argentine national team in winning the Copa America in Brazil, could only show his best version in a handful of matches and according to La Gazzetta dello Sport he could call Inter, an entity that has had it in the portfolio for several years.

According to the Italian newspaper, the emergence of the Racing academy is not comfortable with its presence in the Spanish capital. Although he had all the confidence of Diego Simeone at the start of the season, giving him a privileged position within the team, in recent time he lost ground and even seemed to be behind in the consideration of footballers such as Geoffrey Kondogbia or Mexican Hector Herrera.

A clear example of this was what happened in the Champions League “mata-mata”. In the round of 16 against Manchester United he started only on the return at Old Trafford and in the two matches against Manchester City he started from the bench of substitutes.

Piero Ausilio, sports director of Neroazzurro, aware of this situation, would have already contacted the footballer's inner circle to achieve his departure to Milan. However, the negotiation will not be easy, as the Spaniards paid at the time an amount close to 35 million euros for their token. Inter studies the variable of taking it out on loan, probably with a purchase obligation.

In his final year at Friuli, De Paul was the great figure of the team, scoring 9 goals and providing 11 assists in 38 performances.

Given this scenario, former Valencia's performance will be key in the five remaining matches of Atletico Madrid (Athletic Bilbao, Real Madrid, Elche, Sevilla and Real Sociedad). Out of competition in the Champions League and Copa del Rey, Diego Simeone's team are struggling for a place in the qualification for the next Champions League. With 61 units he appears in fourth place, last place to provide a ticket to the international competition. One step below is Betis (57) and Real Sociedad (55).

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