Matt Doherty appears set to join Atletico Madrid from Tottenham on a loan deal until the end of the season as the two clubs thrash out the final details of the move, football.london understands. The right wing-back has been in and out of the team all season but he will now have the chance to play regularly for the Spanish side.
Doherty will be the second right wing-back to exit Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on deadline day as Djed Spence is set to clinch a loan move to Rennes with Pedro Porro joining from Sporting CP. football.london understands that Doherty's loan move to Atleti is a straight loan with no option or obligation to buy at this stage.
Spence turned down the opportunity to head to Atletico as he wanted the more regular football on offer at Rennes but Doherty appears to taking on the challenge in Madrid for the next five months.
