Soccernet.com Euro 2000 News: Czech Bejbl leaves Atletico Madrid

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Updated Thursday May 25, 2000
Czech Bejbl leaves Atletico Madrid

MADRID, May 25 (Reuters) - Czech international Radek Bejbl said on Thursday he was leaving relegated Atletico Madrid.

The 27-year-old midfielder has been at Atletico for four seasons after joining them from Slavia Prague.

'I will lose 90 per cent of my bonus payments if I play for them in the second division,' Bejbl told the sports daily Marca.

'There are plenty of players at this club who are in the same position. I don't think I'm going to be the only one leaving for the same reason..'

Bejbl has a contract with Atletico until 2003 and was already certain to miss Saturday's Spanish Cup final against Espanyol because of a country-before-club row.

He is part of the Czech squad for the Euro 2000 finals in Belgium and the Netherlands next month and the Czechs have refused to release him for the final in Valencia.