Atletico Madrid strives to strengthen the options in their youth academy and in recent days they have taken a step in the right direction with the addition of a highly valued South American wonder kid.
Allen Oando is the player who has taken over Athleti, as confirmed in the early hours of Saturday morning by his previous club, Barcelona Sporting Club de Guayaquil. In an official statement they stated that an agreement has been reached for the Ecuadorian teenager to make the switch to the Metropolitano.
Barcelona SC has also confirmed that Obando will not immediately come to Atleti – instead he will be borrowed from Inter Miami, which means that he will join Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Sergio Busquets.
The statement has also stated that the details of the agreement with Atleti will be completed in April, but according to relevant it is expected that a deal in the region of € 3-5 million will be cost. If that is the case, he would be the biggest sale in the history of Barcelona SC.
Odando, who plays as a center, is in the past connected to a move to La Liga. In May 2024 it was reported that Barcelona was in conversation to sign him out of their namesake, although club sources later denied that a deal was all around the area of ​​a reality. In the end their interest did not go any further and that was able to dive in 10 months later.
Obanso shot for the first time in the prominent place in 2023 after an impressive tournament at the U17 South American Championship, in which he scored three times in eight performances. He will now continue his career in the MLS for the time being, and while he is in Inter Miami, officials from Atletico Madrid will certainly keep an eye on his progress.