When he started his career, many thought that in a few years, Memphis Depay would be a legitimate candidate for the Ballon d’Or. Then, talks about his temperament appeared. Although he was able to impress in every club, he did not show that he had the capacity for the greatest deeds in any of them. After Manchester United, he had to take a ‘step down’ to Lyon, after Barcelona, he went to Atletico for a paltry 4,000,000 euros, and now – he is leaving Madrid.##NAJAVA_MECA_8136651##The summer before the end of the contract, the now 30-year-old Dutchman announced that he was leaving the Mattress Makers, for whom he played 31 games last season but only 12 in the starting line-up in competition with Antoine Griezmann and Alvaro Morata. He scored nine goals. And realized that he would have to take another ‘step down’.It is hard to expect that after the failed adventures in Manchester, Barcelona, and Madrid, some of the very top clubs will go after Depay, although there will certainly be interested parties. For example, Italians love free agents. That is, they don’t really have a choice, although the new owners of Inter Milan are announcing investments.Not easy to say how I feel about writing this message because I feel that things could’ve been very different.Maybe it’s better to keep that conversation for another time… To @Atleti , my teammates, the staff and specially the fans, I wanna thank you for the energy and support… pic.twitter.com/kNHtJxHSCq— Memphis Depay (@Memphis) June 2, 2024 It will probably depend on Memphis’ performance at the European Championship, but the impression is that with this decision, he said goodbye to the highest ambitions.”It is not easy to say how I feel while writing this message, because I feel that everything could have been very different. Maybe it’s better to leave that conversation for another time. To Atletico, my teammates, the coaching staff and especially the fans, thank you for the energy and support I experienced here,” Depay wrote on Twitter.And yes, it could have happened differently, probably at both Old Trafford and Camp Nou. But it did not, and it is obvious that some problem exists, and no one has found a solution yet.
