Atletico Madrid coach Javier Aguirre stated yesterday that he felt the need for no new winter signings, perhaps having his eye on the club's injury situation in doing so.
For two significant players are set to make returns to the rojiblanco lineup sooner rather than later, shoring up the squad in time for the Champions League push in the second half of the season.
Thaigo Motta, who signed on from Barcelona this summer, has endured injury after injury since arriving at the Vicente Calderon, but is now on the road to recovery.
It is hoped that the Brazilian will be back in two weeks' time; he's not expected to make the long-awaited Madrid Derby, but should come in for the following week's action.
With Maniche leaving for Inter Milan, Motta's presence will be vital to the midfield, and can almost be treated as that of a new signing.
Right-back Georgios Seitardis, too, is set for a comeback in a fortnight's time. That will solidify the right-back position, which is currently juggled between Juan Valera and Luis Perea.
Leo Franco, meanwhile, isn't set to return until the end of February, but the club hierarchy is happy enough with Christian Abbiati and Ismael Falcon.
No comments:
Post a Comment