Atletico Madrid said Wednesday they had signed Spanish international
Victor Machin Perez, know as 'Vitolo', from Sevilla but immediately
loaned him to Las Palmas to comply with a FIFA recruitment ban.
Sevilla's
midfielder Vitolo, winner of three Europa Leagues and 11 international
caps will initially join Las Palmas on loan until January 1, 2018, when
Atletico's recruitment ban expires (AFP/File Atletico Madrid said Wednesday they had signed Spanish international Victor Machin Perez, know as 'Vitolo', from Sevilla but immediately loaned him to Las Palmas to comply with a FIFA recruitment ban.
"Atletico
de Madrid has reached an agreement with VÃctor MachÃn Perez, Vitolo,
for the next five years after the football player rescinded his contract
with Sevilla," Atletico said on their website.
The
27-year-old winner of three Europa Leagues and 11 international caps
will initially join Las Palmas on loan until January 1, 2018, when
Atletico's recruitment ban expires.
The ban was imposed after the club had broken strict rules on the recruitment of youth players.
Sevilla
president Jose Castro had said on Monday he had offered the player a
new five-year deal at the club as the struggle for the gifted
midfielder's services heated up.
But
Spanish sports daily Marca reported that Atletico has now met the
Sevilla release clause for Vitolo of 37.5 million euros ($43 million)
and that the player passed his medical on Wednesday.
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