Wanting a place back in the Spain team is what's driving Saul Niguez towards a switch to the Premier League and Thomas Tuchel could be the perfect coach for a player who has been Diego Simeone's man for all seasons for the best part of a decade.
After winning the league with Atletico Madrid last season Saul was absent from Spain's Euro 2020 squad and his value to Simeone as a player with the intelligence to occupy so many different outfield positions was the key to him missing out as players who had played the entire season in midfield were selected ahead of him.