Saul Niguez has made the big reveal about his "new club", which is the creation of a youth team in his home region of Alicante.
The Atletico Madrid midfielder had the rumour mill turning earlier this week when he posted a cryptic message on social media that read "New club: I'll announce [it] in three days".
Manchester United have long been linked with a move for the Spain midfielder, while Chelsea, Arsenal, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich have also been among his reported suitors.
However, with six years to run on his Atletico contract and a reported €150million release clause, it always seemed a little unlikely Saul's news would be transfer-related.
And so it has proven to be, with the 25-year-old announcing the creation of Costa City Club along with his brother Aaron.
THERE IS A NEW TEAM IN THE CITY @clubcostacity
— Saúl Ñiguez (@saulniguez) June 3, 2020
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The structure of the Costa City project, which is being sponsored by Nike, will see teams comprised of boys and girls aged between four and 18.
Saul said: "We have been developing this exciting and beautiful project for several years and I am very happy to be able to present it and make it official today."
Atletico are due to return to LaLiga action following the suspension of top-flight football in Spain as a result of the coronavirus pandemic with an away fixture at Athletic Bilbao on June 14.