One of the most dramatic deadline day transfers were Griezmann to Atletico and Saul to Chelsea. It was a matter of minutes, as the Spanish online registration system temporarily went down. In the end, everything finished well, and the Spaniard is with the current Champions League winners. Saul could be deemed as a perfect loan signing based on his skill set, as he’s proved to be one of the most versatile players around over the past few years under. Saul has played primarily a central midfield player, but he’s also spent time as a centre-back, left-back, wide midfielder and a wing-back.Chelsea strengthen their midfield – Saul headed to Stamford BridgeBut Saul has two potential problems: his versatility and a loan option. An obligation to buy is not inserted in this deal between the clubs, which means that he has only one year to prove himself in a very strong team. Which also means, he will have to play whenever needed, which is exactly what he wanted to avoid. But when he spoke to his former trainer Diego Simeone about it, he told him it’s best for him to leave the club.”Despite the fact that at the beginning of the summer the club was looking for a way out for me, I have played these three games without thinking about whether I was leaving or not. Last year I had a conversation with the coach and Miguel Angel, I asked him to train in my position, despite not playing, which did not matter so much to me. When I told him that, they thought that the best thing was to leave. I asked to train in my position. It is at least my vision of the matter” Saul said in an interview with IbaiLlanos on his Twitch channel.(4.20) SWEDEN (3.40) SPAIN (1.93)Off course, when he Spanish “As” contacted the Atletico’s training stuff, they had another explanation about that particular situation.“Many times it was not possible for Saul to train in his position because when the team prepares the matches during the week, the substitutes play as the rival does. In other words, most of the time it was not possible for Saul to occupy the position he wanted. Many times the position that Saul wanted did not exist. It was not possible to change everything just for the sake of one footballer” was the answer.Good night, Blues! 💛 https://t.co/FSsf8nYRk5— Saúl Ñiguez (@saulniguez) September 1, 2021 Now, Saul is facing a whole season of proving himself again, knowing that his contract situation will not be resolved until 2022. Not a pleasant thing.”It is the most complicated thing, the decision to leave, because I am leaving alone without my wife or my family and hardly knowing English. A player of my name and being loaned out is a gamble. It doesn’t make any sense, honestly. It’s an investment in me. It’s a gamble to be me again. It is very hard to leave your house. A boy who comes from the quarry and see that the people you love, who give everything on the field, did not value me was hard. I wanted to be the Atleti player with the most goals in the Champions League of Atletico, but if I didn’t play in my position it was difficult. Now, leaving my comfort zone, I’m going to make a new Saul emerge” said the Spaniard.
