Atletico Madrid has announced the signing of Barcelona and French center-back Clement Lenglet on loan until the end of the season.
The club confirmed that Lenglet passed his medical examination:
“The center-back successfully passed his medical examination at the Vithas – Invictum High-Performance Sports Medicine Centre at the Hospital Universitario Madrid Arturo Soria before signing his contract.”
Despite coming through the youth ranks at Nancy, the 29-year-old gained fame when he joined Barcelona from Sevilla, where he signed in 2017.
With Barcelona, he played 160 matches and scored seven goals, winning a La Liga title, a Copa del Rey, and a Spanish Super Cup.
His last two seasons have been spent on loan in the English Premier League with Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa.
Having represented the France national team at every youth level, he made his senior debut in 2019 and won the Nations League with his country in 2021.