Diego Simeone wanted recruits, to the point where he spoke several times publicly to ask for the arrival of new players. And his leaders listened to him. In recent hours, the club from the Spanish capital announced an agreement with Atalanta for a first big offensive move: Ademola Lookman, who replaces Giacomo Raspadori, who joined the Dea earlier this winter.
The Madrilenians thus paid 35 million euros to enlist the Nigerian, who was coveted by other big European clubs. Brazilian striker Marcos Leonardo (Al-Hilal) will also join the rojiblancos ranks, as part of a loan with a purchase option of 40 million euros. Finally, young Mexican midfielder Obed Vargas (Seattle) will also become a colchonero by this evening.
A reinforcement for the environment
And that’s not all, since the management of Atlético is working on one last move. As indicated UOLAtlético negotiates hard with Atalanta for Ederson. An agreement is still far away, but both parties have made progress in discussions in recent hours. Better, the player has already given his agreement to the Colchoneros for a contract binding him to the club until 2031.
For the moment, the Italian club is demanding 50 million euros for the 26-year-old Brazilian midfielder, who would replace Connor Gallagher, who left for Tottenham. But Atlético does not want to offer more than 40 million euros. Everything indicates, however, that the two groups will quickly find common ground…
