Atletico Madrid announce sale of defender to La Liga side

Atletico Madrid left-back Javi Galan will carry to an finish his 2.5-year stint on the membership as soon as the January switch window opens. A deal has been agreed for the veteran defender to depart for Osasuna.

Galan, 31, will transfer to Osasuna for a charge of €500k, as confirmed by the membership. Nevertheless for each season that Los Rojillo stay in La Liga and Galan stays with the membership from Pamplona,  an extra €500k will likely be paid to Atletico. His present contract will run till the tip of the season.

🎄😉 Appears to be like like we beat Santa Claus at delivering items.#LetsGoRojillos

— Ca Osasuna (@osasuna_en) December 24,

Galan: Out of favour at Atletico Madrid

After having fun with one thing of a rejuvenation final season below Simeone, Galan had once more fallen out of favour at Atletico Madrid. This season he has made seven appearances, however these outings amounted to only 313 minutes. Over the course of the season, David Hancko and Matteo Ruggeri have been most well-liked to Galan by Simeone.

🚨🇪🇸 Rayo Vallecano has already sounded out Carlos Martín.

The participant is open to the transfer, however the last choice lies with Atlético Madrid, who should resolve whether or not to mortgage him out.@pvilla98/@RadioMARCA pic.twitter.com/a4D4wRCZ3n

— Atletico Universe (@atletiuniverse) December 24, 2025

Galan’s profession at Atletico

Arriving from Celta Vigo in 2023 for a charge of €5m as the most effective attacking left-backs in Spain, Galan has struggled to duplicate that kind in Simeone’s system. After spending a lot of the primary six months of his time on the Metropolitano on the bench, he moved on mortgage to Actual Sociedad for the second half of his first season.

Final yr he did take pleasure in extra recreation time, and at one stage was Simeone’s most well-liked possibility. In whole, he has made 56 appearances for Atletico, contributing seven assists.

Assist for Alessio Lisci’s Osasuna

Galan will head to El Sadar, the place Sporting Director Braulio Vazquez has admitted that the present Osasuna squad is in need of sources. Galan is the primary piece of the ‘work that wanted to be executed’ in January, as Alessio Lisci’s aspect search for enchancment. Los Rojillo sit twelfth at the moment, and are solely six factors off a possible European spot in seventh, however are additionally solely three factors away from the relegation zone. Osasuna have spent a lot of the season wanting down reasonably than up, and Galan will present veteran competitors for Abel Bretones and Juan Cruz on the left flank.