Atlético de Madrid are on fire. The Julian Alvarez file is unleashing passions on the other side of the Pyrenees, with FC Barcelona pushing hard to recruit the Argentine striker. A soap opera which is increasingly tensing the Colchoneros leaders, who clearly did not expect the player’s media release after the Argentina match, and who are very annoyed by the behavior of the Spanish champion in this story.
Especially since in addition to having to find a potential replacement for him, which will not be an easy task, there are also other big files to manage. For example, we must strengthen the defensive sector, as well as find a replacement for Antoine Griezmann. The first files under study such as Marc Cucurella or Bernardo Silva have also disappeared, the two players having signed with Real Madrid. The Colchoneros then turned to two other players present at the 2026 World Cup: Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen) and Kang-In Lee (Paris Saint-Germain).
Kang-In Lee returns to La Liga
And these files should have a positive outcome for the Madrilenians as indicated Marca. Indeed, the Spanish newspaper specifies that the Spanish left-back and the Korean attacking midfielder should join the Metropolitano. Grimaldo is expected to cost 20 million euros, while the Parisian’s price is estimated at 35 million euros. The agreement with the two players is already total, and there should be no problem concluding negotiations with Leverkusen and with PSG.
Arriving in Paris from Mallorca for 22 million euros in the summer of 2023, the 25-year-old Korean international will have had to be content with the role of rotation player in the capital. This season, for example, he has started 18 times in Ligue 1, for 27 appearances in total, and has not started any of the 10 Champions League matches played. It was Mateu Alemany, sporting director of Valencia at the time Lee started in La Liga and current colchonero sporting director, who pushed to recruit him, he who therefore knows him very well. On the Madrid side, Kang-In Lee will therefore have a lot to do to make Antoine Griezmann forget.
