Memphis recognizes that Griezmann influenced him to sign for Atletico

The Athletic of Madrid has had a quite moved Friday. The rojiblancos knew that the Real Madrid will be his rival in the quarter-finals of the Glass of Rey, and besides have had the official presentation of Memphis Depay like new player of the club. The forward, ex Barça, has appeared in front of the media and did not doubt in affirming how decided to leave to the Metropolitan.

The Dutch footballer, that leaves little more than 3 million euros to the arks culés, explained that it spoke "with Griezmann before coming". "It explained me a pile of good things of the club. It was not a surprise when I came, was all as it had expected it to me. They gave me the welcome and was something very pleasant", detail the player that was a year and half like Barcelona.

Arrived to LaLiga like free player after an important stage in the Lyon, Depay equally detailed that "it does me illusion" to the moment to be consulted on his new trainer, Diego Simeone. "It knows him by his passion and wants to that it was smart what before. It knows me well by my time in Barcelona and Lyon. It liked him like player when it was in Lyon and wants to that it take this form", commented the Dutch.

"I think that all have to work. Always I see the statistics after a party and can surprise by the kilometres that do I. Work for the team, does not go to be a problem at all. I have to adapt me to the style, but is not a problem". Like this it explained Memphis how sees his adaptation to a team in which many times first is the effort before that the football.

They left him good impression

On his idea to get dressed of rojiblanco, the attacker of Low Countries highlighted that "had the experience to play against them, the past year impressed me a lot the stadium and the intensity with which plays . The fighting spirit, happen it very bad and lost". It finalised revealing that lucirá the dorsal '9' and leaving clear that the Atleti "is a very big club" with "an impressive history".