{"id":482190,"date":"2019-07-17T11:09:35","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T15:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=482190"},"modified":"2019-07-17T11:14:42","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T15:14:42","slug":"report-england-defender-kieran-trippier-signs-for-atletico-madrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/07\/17\/report-england-defender-kieran-trippier-signs-for-atletico-madrid\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: England Defender Kieran Trippier Signs For Atletico Madrid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2019\/06\/14\/england-stars-most-valuable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">England<\/a> defender <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2018\/08\/21\/is-kieran-trippier-the-next-gareth-bale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kieran Trippier<\/a> has signed for <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2019\/07\/12\/transfer-rumours-atletico-madrid-milan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Atletico Madrid<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/feeds\/tottenhamfootball-co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a>. The deal is believed to be valued at \u00a321.7 million. The right-back flew to Spain on Wednesday to undergo a medical and today the deal was confirmed by David Ornstein.<\/p>\n<h2>England Defender Kieran Trippier Signs For Atletico Madrid From Tottenham Spurs<\/h2>\n<p>Trippier, who has 16 caps for his country, leaves Spurs after four years. The 28-year-old who starred for England at the World Cup in Russia joined Spurs from <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/clubs\/burnley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Burnley<\/a> in 2015. He would go onto play 114 games scoring two goals.<\/p>\n<h3>A New Start<\/h3>\n<p>Trippier had a difficult season, losing his place in the England squad as a result. He still played 27 Premier League games and 8 Champions League matches. However, his form after an excellent World Cup wasn\u2019t what was expected. A fresh start could be what the full-back needs to regain his best form and win back his international place.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kieran Trippier\u2019s move from Tottenham to Atletico Madrid is a done deal &#8211; England right-back has passed his medical and signed a four-year contract in a deal worth ~\u00a320m plus add-ons, ending his four-year spell at Spurs. Transfer to be announced this evening <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/THFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#THFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AtleticoMadrid?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AtleticoMadrid<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/David_Ornstein\/status\/1151502147156172804?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 17, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Madrid Beat Others For Signature<\/h3>\n<p>Atletico were not the only ones interested in Trippier. Italian giants <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/clubs\/juventus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Juventus<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2019\/07\/01\/kostas-manolas-napoli\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Napoli<\/a> were both reportedly interested; however, Atletico, who had been monitoring the defender for several weeks, won the race.<\/p>\n<p>Trippier joins <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2019\/07\/03\/joao-felix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joao Felix<\/a> who recently signed for \u00a3113 million and \u00a336 million Marcos Llorente as Atletico\u2019s new major signings. Felipe from Porto and left-back Renan Lodi from Athletico Paranaense have also joined.<\/p>\n<p>Last seasons La Liga runners-up are looking to close the gap on <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/clubs\/barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barcelona<\/a>; however, they have lost <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2019\/07\/05\/antoine-griezmann-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Antoine Griezmann<\/a> to the Catalan giants.<\/p>\n<h3>What Now for Spurs?<\/h3>\n<p>Whether Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino decides to replace Trippier remains to be seen. He already has Serge Aurier and Kyle Walker-Peters at his disposal at right-back. He is also confident central defender Juan Foyth can fill in if required.<\/p>\n<p>Pochettino is still looking to strengthen have already signed midfielder Tanguy Ndombele and Jack Clarke. William Saliba of Saint-\u00c9tienne, Real Madrid\u2019s Dani Ceballos and Fulham\u2019s Ryan Sessegnon are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2019\/jul\/16\/tottenhams-kieran-trippier-set-for-atletico-madrid-after-20m-fee-agreed\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported targets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"7o1K-mq9Sb1RbJFOTlceSw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.in\/detail\/1148101250\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'7o1K-mq9Sb1RbJFOTlceSw',sig:'xwLHkGj8IuCjYz04g_Q2oSc8rB1wgN0r4vd5rYGfYQo=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1148101250',caption: true ,tld:'in',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England defender Kieran Trippier has today joined Atletico Madrid from Tottenham Hotspur. 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