Atletico Madrid starlet Samu Omorodion talks about his rapid rise

On loan Atletico Madrid forward Samu Omorodion has revealed that in less than 24 hours he went from scoring against Los Rojiblancos to taking the first steps towards signing for them.

Granada’s first game of the season was away to Atletico Madrid, where Omorodion made first-team debut for Los Nazaries, and did so with a goal. He would sign for Atletico Madrid for €6m, and a week later, he was taking part in his first training sessions as an Alaves forward, having moved on loan.

Omorodion has four goals in his 12 La Liga appearances this season. In addition to his goal against Atletico, Omorodion also opened the scoring for Alaves against Barcelona at Montjuic – poor finishing deprived him of more goals in that game too.

Speaking to Diario AS, Omorodion has described how the Atletico move came about.

“I played against them on a Monday and on Tuesday they told me that they wanted me and the next everything was closed. It was very fast. They told me and I didn’t believe it. But if it happened like that it’s because it had to happen. I was quite calm because I knew it was a unique opportunity.”

Omorodion was asked about his summer, which saw him put on training kit for five different teams, including Spain’s under-19s and Recreativo Granada, their B side.

“Definitely. It was the first time that I officially competed with the national team [under-19] and we achieved promotion with Recreativo Granada. Then I did the preseason with the first team and then I signed for Atleti… It was a great summer, but I hope there are even better ones.”

Diego Simeone also recently compared Omorodion to a rough Diego Costa.

“Being compared to a player who has made history at Atleti is always appreciated, but I am Samu, and I want to write my own