Barcelona forward Memphis Depay appeared to be on the verge of joining Atletico Madrid as he was spotted wearing the club’s colors while training under manager Diego Simeone on Thursday.
The 28-year-old Dutch international has been linked with a move to Atletico for the last few days, with several reports suggesting that the deal was close to being done.
Although an official announcement has yet to be made by either club, Memphis took part in Thursday’s training with Atletico, a move that the club said was made with the permission of Barcelona as the transfer is expected to be completed in the next few hours.
Atletico expect that Depay will be available to play as early as Saturday, when they host Valladolid in LaLiga.
Depay joined Barcelona on a free transfer from Olympique Lyonnais in July 2021 on a two-year deal.
