Atletico Madrid Announce Arrival of Argentinian International Defender Nahuel Molina From Italian Side Udinese

Atletico Madrid Announce Arrival of Argentinian International Defender Nahuel Molina From Italian Side Udinese

Byron Pillay
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:07 PM
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  • Atletico Madrid have signed Argentinian international right-back Nahuel Molina from Udinese in Italy
  • Nahuel Molina first made a name for himself at the legendary Boca Juniors football club in Argentina
  • Atletico Madrid are looking to challenge Barcelona and Real Madrid and have made three new signings

Atletico Madrid have announced their third signing of the current transfer window.

Following the arrival of Alex Witsel from Borussia Dortmund and Samuel Lino from Gil Vincente, Atleti have now brought in Nahuel Molina from the Italian side Udinese.

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Atletico Madrid have confirmed the signing of Argentinian international defender, Nahuel Molina, from Udinese. Image: Alex Gottschalk/ Lisa Guglielmi
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As reported by Football Espana, the Argentine defender has signed a five-year deal with the Spanish club.

The defender is a right-back and has been brought in to replace Kieran Trippier who left for Newcastle United in January. The 24-year-old has featured 16 times for the Argentinian national team and began his career with Boca Juniors.

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The Buenos Aries club are known for producing exceptional talent and many big-named players have turned out in the club’s colours.

Juan Román Riquelme, Carlos Tévez and Diego Maradona all played for Boca Juniors. After breaking into the first team at the club, Molina was snapped up by Udinese.

Molina made 67 appearances for the Italian side, scoring 10 goals and notching up 10 assists, TransferMarkt reported. His stint at Udinese was his one and only experience in European football.

New 33-year-old Atletico Madrid star assures fans he is physically fit and hungry to compete at the top level

Atletico Madrid’s new summer signing, Axel Witsel has allayed any fears the club fans may have about his age and if he can still compete at the highest level.

The 33-year-old Belgian international was signed from Borussia Dortmund this summer to help boost the La Liga’s side midfield as they try to wrestle the league title from their rivals, Real Madrid.

The Rojiblancos will also be competing in the UEFA Champions League after they finished third last season in La Liga and Football Espana reports Witsel has now assured Atletico Madrid fans he is physically ready for the challenge.

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Byron Pillay is a sports writer and Head of the Department at Sports Brief (joined in 2022) with over 10 years of experience in community journalism and a degree in journalism from Caxton's Cadet School.
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