Santiago Arias remains as a free agent. According to the Spanish journalist Rubén Uría, recognized worldwide for his exclusive interview with Lionel Messi in 2020, the Colombian side ended his contract with Atlético de Madridwhich expired in mid-2023, and is free to negotiate his arrival at any club.
“Colombian Santiago Arias no longer belongs to Atlético de Madrid. His contract was terminated a few days ago and from now on, the coffee defender has free agent status,” the journalist said on his Twitter account.
After the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the Colombian was signed by Colchonero from PSV Eindhoven. At Atlético de Madrid he played until the coronavirus pandemic, when he went on loan to Bayer Leverkusen, but He only played one game in Germany, since he suffered a serious injury with the Colombian National Team which caused him to miss the entire season.
The last campaign he was on loan in Granada, but he could not recover his level or have the expected continuity in a club that lost the category in Spain. On his return to Atlético he was not part of Diego Simeone’s plansso the contractual relationship came to an end.
In recent weeks, Arias sounded to return to Dutch football, but to join Ajax, negotiations that for the moment have not transpired.