Sergio Reguilon completes season-long loan to Atletico Madrid

have signed full-back Sergio Reguilon on loan from

until the end of the season. The six-cap Spain international is a replacement for Renan Lodi, who departed the Civitas Metropolitano for

Nottingham Forest

on Monday.

Reguilon joined Spurs from Real Madrid in September 2020 but after a positive start, he was unable to hold down a place in the side. He featured 67 times in his first two seasons at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, but he had yet to feature this season, and Antonio Conte made it clear he was not part of his plans.

Both sides confirmed on Tuesday that Reguilon would spend the rest of the 2022-23 season in the Spanish capital. Reguilon spent 15 years of his career on the books of Atletico's fierce rivals Real, whom he joined at eight, emerging through the youth system before making 22 first-team appearances.

However, Atleti head coach

Diego Simeone

said he has no issues signing a player with strong links to Los Blancos earlier this week. "Juanfran had previously played for Real Madrid, as had

Filipe Luis

– both are now part of the history of this club," Simeone said.

"Even today, Alvaro [Morata] is doing well; Mario [Hermoso] gave a lot to the title-winning squad two seasons ago. [Marcos] Llorente was off the charts when we won the title. I look at all these as football players."

The deal for 25-year-old Reguilon, who spent the 2019-20 season on loan with Sevilla, is not believed to include a purchase option at the end of the campaign.

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