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Before the ÖFB match: Depay must look for a new club
Two days before the European Championship round of 16 between the Netherlands and Romania, top Spanish club Atlético Madrid have announced the departure of Dutch striker Memphis Depay.
Depay, Spaniard Mario Hermoso and Brazilian Gabriel Paulista will not be given new contracts and will therefore leave on a free transfer, Atlético confirmed on various club channels on Sunday. The 30-year-old Depay only moved to Madrid from FC Barcelona in January 2023.
At times, however, he was criticized just as much there as he is currently with the Dutch club. Many fans would rather see Wout Weghorst in the center forward position than Depay. However, coach Ronald Koeman has made him his first choice, not least because he could replace Robin van Persie as the national team's record goalscorer at this tournament. He is four goals short of doing so.
"Would like to repay trust"
"I can handle criticism well. I'm used to it," said Depay at a press conference at the Dutch team's headquarters in Wolfsburg on Sunday. He would also like to play for the criticized Koeman in the European Championship round of 16 against underdog Romania in Munich on Tuesday. "The coach's trust is important to me. I feel it and want to repay him," said the attacker.
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