SERGIO REGUILON has returned to Spain after signing for Atletico Madrid on a season-long loan from Tottenham.
The 25-year-old has failed to deliver in North London after joining from Atletico’s city rivals Real Madrid in 2020.
The left-back lost his place in the Spurs team to Ryan Sessegnon under Antonio Conte last season.
And following the arrival of wing-back Ivan Perisic, the ex-Sevilla loanee was deemed surplus to requirements by the Italian gaffer.
He has been omitted from all four of Spurs’ opening Premier League clashes with Conte banishing him from the first-team squad.
Reguilon was linked with a switch to the Wanda Metropolitano last week prior to Spurs’ 2-0 away win at Nottingham Forest.
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And he has now sealed a return to LaLiga, with a Tottenham statement reading: “Sergio Reguilon has joined Atletico Madrid on loan for the 2022-23 season.”
Reguilon departs Spurs having scored twice in 67 games in all competitions.
He had seemed destined to join Lazio before Atletico entered the fray.
Diego Simeone’s side acted quickly in managing to bring the defender back to his native country.
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Atletico do not have an option-to-buy clause in their loan agreement for the player.
Reguilon isn’t the only star Spurs have shipped out on loan with Tanguy Ndombele signing for Napoli, including a £25million buy option.
Meanwhile Giovani Lo Celso has returned to Villarreal on loan after spending last term with the Yellow Submarines.
And academy graduate Harry Winks is also set to follow the trio out of the door with Sampdoria hopeful of bringing him in on a temporary basis.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
