Marca: Serlot continues to slump, his performance before the winter window will determine his future at Atletico Madrid

October 30 News Recently, "Marca" talked about Serlot's recent sluggish performance. They said that between now and the opening of the winter transfer window in January, his performance will determine the future of the team.

Serlot had a poor start to the season. In addition to his statistics (only 2 goals in 11 games), he gave the impression that he lacked passion and failed to integrate into the team. Neither Simeone's praise nor the enthusiastic support from fans watching training on Sunday could change his performance against Betis. He only played for half an hour and was unsatisfactory in terms of attitude and intensity.

Serlot's poor performance at the beginning of the season is nothing new. Just a year ago, he experienced a similar period in his first season at Atletico Madrid. Although he scored on his debut against his old club Villarreal, he only scored one goal in his first 11 games, which is even worse than his current situation.

However, the ending of that season is well known. Serlot performed well in the second half and eventually surpassed Alvarez to become the team's top scorer in La Liga with 23 goals. In the previous season, he almost won the Pichichi Award, which allowed him to join Atletico Madrid and wear the No. 9 jersey.

However, Serlot doesn't always start the season with an inefficient number of goals. In his second season with Real Sociedad and his first with Villarreal, in the 2022/23 and 2023/24 seasons, he scored 5 goals in the first 11 games each. Such data almost reaches the level of scoring one goal every two games, which is more in line with the performance of a player with a transfer fee of up to 40 million euros.

In any case, despite a poor start, Throt remains attractive in the market. According to "Marca", Newcastle sent scouts to inspect the forward's performance. He was linked with departure rumors last summer. His performance with the team between now and the opening of the winter transfer window in January will determine his future.

With Baena back and his role as a second striker, Serlot will be challenged to earn a starting spot, although Simeone made a surprise move into the starting lineup in some important games (such as against Real Madrid and Arsenal).

Going back to his performance at the beginning of the season, Serlot's disjointedness is surprising, because the 26 goals he scored for Atletico Madrid were the third-best result of his career. He scored 26 goals in 64 games, and only with Trabzonspor and Villarreal he was more efficient (33 goals in 29 games and 26 goals in 41 games respectively).

His goalscoring numbers were modest at other teams (including Real Sociedad, where he scored 24 goals in 90 games), and although his breakout spell at Villarreal led to his move to Atletico Madrid, he has now fallen into personal troubles.

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