The Spanish capital side, Atletico Madrid have signed Yannick Carrasco from the Chinese Super League side, Dalian Professional Football club on a short term loan deal and the player is back to his home after plying his trade in China. Dalian Professional Football Club, also known as Dalian Yfiang, had signed the player from Madrid back in 2018 for a fee of €10 million as the player wanted a new challenge in his career. However, the player has returned back to Europe after two seasons in China. The forward passed his medical at the Clínica Universidad de Navarra.
[📝] Agreement with Dalian Professional FC over the loan of @CarrascoY21.
😀👋 Welcome back! 🔴⚪
👉 https://t.co/0qFG4KrxnL#WelcomeCarrasco #AúpaAtleti pic.twitter.com/0DoAfqbTiQ— Atlético de Madrid (@atletienglish) January 31, 2020
A skillful and agile player on the field knows in and out of Atletico Madrid. The team hasn’t changed much since his departure two seasons ago. The player is known for his dribbling ability and possesses an ability to score from both inside and outside the box as the player has an eye for the goal.
Playing in past for Atletico Madrid, the midfielder and forward have played in both the flanks. He has played 124 games for Atleti across all the competitions. He has netted 23 goals and directly involved in 17 assists apart from providing key passes. Also, the player is known for the equalizer in the 2016 Champions League final which sent the game into the extra time against Los Blancos. Also, the player and the club have a fond memory as he had scored his first-ever hat-trick against Atletico Madrid’s rout against Granada in the 2016/17 season.
On the international front, the 26-year-old attacker has 41 international caps for Belgium and has six goals to his tally. He played a pivotal role in Belgium’s third-place finish in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
With Atletico Madrid finding it hard to dominate the midfield and link both attack and midfield, Yannick Carrasco’s addition might be a sigh of relief for both the manager Diego Simeone and attackers at the club. After being heavily linked with Arsenal in the summer transfer window of 2019/20 season, Yannick Carrasco has joined the Spanish capital side. Is he the final piece in the jigsaw puzzle for Atletico? Only time will tell. Voice of your opinions below.
