Atletico Madrid pair Yannick Carrasco and Nicolas Gaitan complete moves to Chinese Super League side Dalian Yifang
La Liga giants confirm departure of duo who are joining former West Ham defender Jose Fonte at the club
Sponsored by
ATLETICO MADRID duo Yannick Carrasco and Nicolas Gaitan have completed their moves to the Chinese Super League.
The La Liga giants confirmed their departure to Dalian Yifang this afternoon.
Both Manchester United and Arsenal have been linked with a swoop for Belgian winger Carrasco, 24, in recent months.
But he is now heading to the Far East after the newly-promoted outfit forked out £26million to bring him to Asia.
And after falling out of favour under Diego Simeone, he now is set to earn a whopping £8.8m in wages.
He was desperate to move in order to boost his chances of impressing Belgium boss Roberto Martinez ahead of this summer's World Cup.
Gaitan, 30, is also joining him in China after he also struggled to impress under Simeone.
The Argentine attacker only moved to the Spanish capital from Benfica in 2016.
MODESTY Cristiano Ronaldo admits he 'likes what he sees in the mirror'
But he has been out of favour this campaign and has opted to try his luck with the ambitious Yifang.
And rumours are mounting that their raid on Atletico might not yet be over.
LATEST FOOTBALL NEWS
They have also been linked with ex-Liverpool and Chelsea hotshot Fernando Torres.
The Spanish striker, 33, is another looking for more first-team action after spending the majority of the campaign on the bench.
Simeone recently confirmed that the veteran could be on his way out of the club.
And that has alerted Dalian Yifang, who are believed to be readying a big-money offer for the hitman.
Portugal centre-back Jose Fonte agreed to sign for Yifang from West Ham in a £5m deal on Friday.
The 2018 Chinese Super League season gets underway on Friday March 2.
💰How to win £1MILLION with Sun Six💰
SUN SIX is the new predictor game where you can win £1million - just by correctly picking the results of six games.
Here is how to get your mitts on the million:
- Make your picks - predict the scores from these six games
- Enter your details - quickly sign up to Sun Bets so we can contact you
- Score £1m - Watch the scores roll in and you can win £1m
Top pundits IAN WRIGHT and DANNY HIGGINBOTHAM have made their picks for this week if you need a steer.
And remember, you can claim a free £30 bet with Sun Bets when you sign up put a tenner on this weekend's football .