It is a funny situation that Clément Lenglet saw. The French defender has just returned to the Blues, after almost four years of absence. And yet, he could find himself without a club fairly quickly.
According to Marca, the former AS Nancy-Lorraine player is in discussion to terminate his contract with FC Barcelona, where he is engaged until 2026. At the Blaugranas, Clément Lenglet no longer really enters the plans of his coaches.
Loaned to Tottenham in 2022-2023, then to Aston Villa the following year, Clément Lenglet was sent this season to Atlético de Madrid on loan. And he could also stay there since, in case of agreement with Barça to leave the club, the tricolor defender could engage permanently with the Colchoneros.
Lenglet, an unexpected return to the Blues
It must be said that Clément Lenglet comes out of a satisfactory season with Atlético. He played 23 Liga matches, and played 7 Champions League games. Almost 30 years old, thanks to injuries in his game sector (Upamecano, Saliba, Koundé …), so he returns to the Blues. An unexpected comeback … even for him.
“Yes, I thought at one point that the train had passed for me, he admitted on Saturday at a press conference.
There is a new generation that has arrived, the players who are there have always been performing in my absence, but however I have never dropped. Thanks to my good individual season and our collective performance, I was able to hang the right wagon and make my return after almost four years. I am very happy to be back, necessarily. I did not watch the announcement of the list, I was by car with friends and I received a message to congratulate myself. This is how I learned it, even if I still went to check that it was true (smile). »»
