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Giménez believes his time at Atlético de Madrid is over
On loan with no clause barring him from facing his parent club, he will play at the Metropolitano with Deportivo
Josema Giménez, unveiled as a Deportivo player. Photo: RC Deportivo official website
Rubén Uría reads out Josema Giménez's words: he still has two more years on his contract with Atlético, but sees it as unlikely that he will stay. The panel believes the Uruguayan is clear he will not be coming back.
To close the show, Rubén Uría revisits the press conference given by Josema Giménez, who returns to the Metropolitano with Deportivo de La Coruña. He is on loan, but without the so-called 'fear clause' that usually stops loan players facing their parent club, so he will be able to play against Atlético.
Josema himself asked for there to be no such clause when his loan move to Deportivo was arranged, so that he could play against Atlético de Madrid if the occasion called for it. And so it will be. He will be able to return to the Metropolitano and play... in another team's shirt, despite still being under contract with the Rojiblancos.
Uría reads out what the Uruguayan said: he is still an Atlético player, he has this season and two more on his contract, and he is grateful for everything the club has given him. But he does not know what will happen at the end of the season and sees it as difficult to stay at Atleti. He is very happy in A Coruña, a city he has fallen in love with and which has welcomed him and his family very warmly.
One of the panellists admits to feeling down and nostalgic, and believes Giménez is absolutely clear he will not be coming back, although he doubts the defender would stay at Depor if the team were relegated to the Segunda División.