Vitolo seals controversial move to Atletico via Las Palmas

FILE PHOTO: Football Soccer - Spanish La Liga Santander - Sevilla v Valencia - Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium, Seville, Spain - 26/11/2016. Sevilla's Vitolo celebrates after Valencia's Ezequiel Garay scored an own goal. REUTERS/ Marcelo del Pozo

(Reuters) - Atletico Madrid announced on Wednesday the signing of Sevilla winger Vitolo, who will play at Las Palmas until January because of the capital club's ban on registering players, resolving a complex transfer saga.

Despite the Las Palmas sporting director last week saying the deal would take place, Vitolo agreed to sign a contract extension with Sevilla, which their president Jose Castro announced on Monday.