Atletico sign Doherty on short-term deal after Tottenham contract terminated

With
Spurs
set
to
bring
in
Pedro
Porro
from
Sporting
CP,
Djed
Spence
was
sent
on
loan
to
Ligue
1
side
Rennes
and
fellow
wing-back
Doherty
also
left
north
London
on
Tuesday.

The
Republic
of
Ireland
defender
was
reportedly
set
to
join
Diego
Simeone’s
side
on
loan
but
has
signed
a
contract
until
the
end
of
the
season.

Spurs
released
a
statement
to
confirm
Doherty’s
contract
had
been
terminated
to
“enable
him
to
join
another
club”.

The
31-year-old
former
Wolves
defender
follows
in
the
footsteps
of
Kieran
Trippier,
who
swapped
Spurs
for
Atletico
in
2019
and
lifted
the
LaLiga
title
with
the
Rojiblancos
in
the
2020-21
season.

As
Doherty
heads
to
Madrid,
Atletico
defender
Felipe
goes
the
other
way
to
England
after
completing
a
move
to
Nottingham
Forest.

The
33-year-old
started
just
two
LaLiga
games
for
Simeone’s
side
this
season,
seemingly
falling
out
of
favour
behind
Mario
Hermoso
and
Jose
Gimenez.

Felipe’s
Atletico
contract
was
due
to
expire
in
June
before
he
signed
a
deal
running
until
2024
for
Forest,
where
he
looks
forward
to
a
new
challenge
in
the
Premier
League.

“It
was
a
dream
of
mine
to
play
in
the
Premier
League
and
I’m
really
excited
to
be
part
of
this
wonderful,
fast-growing
club,”
he
told
the
club’s
official
website.

“You
can
see
it’s
a
club
looking
to
really
grow.
It’s
a
big
challenge
for
me
and
I
made
a
clear
decision
to
be
part
of
the
history
here
and
grow
with
the
club.”