FLW takes a look at how the Turkish defender has performed for the Spanish giants since leaving Leicester City
However, one aspect of the move to the second division that is not shocking is that a number of big players will end their careers in the East Midlands and seek a new challenge at another club offering top level football.
High.
of a difficult season with 46 matches.
It’s no surprise that James Maddison, Harvey Barnes and Youri Tielemans left, as they all have much greater reputations than Leicester currently have.
Another man who left the King Power Stadium is Caglar Soyuncu, who joined La Liga side Atletico Madrid after his contract expired.
As a result, Football League World investigated how the Turkish centre-back has performed at the Wanda Metropolitano since his summer transfe
Soyuncu signed a long-term contract with French boss Claude Puel in the summer of 2018, joining Bundesliga side SC Freiburg for a reported fee of £19m.
Despite the fee, he would only feature in six Premier League matches in his first season, but would become a regular under Brendan Rodgers, as Leicester initially looked like one of the has the potential to break the mold of the ‘big six’, finishing 5th in two consecutive seasons from 2019 to 2021.
Soyuncu was also named in the starting line-up for the Leicester team that beat Chelsea 1–0 in the 2021 FA Cup final and would continue to start the following season, which included success in the Community Shield against Manchester City.
However, during the club’s relegation last season, he only started seven Premier League games, with Wout Faes, Jannik Vestegaard and even midfielder Daniel Amartey ahead of him until the end of the season.
Awarded by Dean Smith.
The 27-year-old joined the Spanish capital in July on a free transfer, again on a long-term contract until the summer of 2027.
After signing, he took to Instagram, saying he was “Happy and proud to join @atleticodemadrid.
Looking forward to helping my team and achieving our goals.
Up to now this season, the Turkish international has made 55 appearances and has only been used by Diego Simeone in two matches in La Liga.
He made his debut for the club on 14 August in a 3–1 win over Granada, coming on as a substitute in the 31st minute, as well as coming off the bench for just 14 minutes in a 7–0 win over Rayo Vallecano.
two weeks later.
FootballEspana revealed that the defender will miss Atletico’s opening Champions League group stage match against Lazio, having been left out of the squad for the previous match against Valencia and the subsequent Madrid derby against Real Madrid, which Atletico won 3-1.
He also captained his country in the 4-2 loss to Japan during the recent international break, but was substituted at half-time.