Although there are still a few months left until the end of the season, Atlético de Madrid has already begun to diagram the squad for 2024/25 and important changes are foreseen within the team led by Argentine technical director Diego Simeone.
El Colchonero, already out of the Copa del Rey (eliminated in the semifinals at the hands of Athletic Bilbao) and in fourth place in La Liga (11 behind the leader Real Madrid), but in the round of 16 of the Champions League (in the first leg fell 1-0 to Inter of Italy), plans important changes; as anticipated by the Spanish media Relevo.
The red and white team has several players with contracts about to expire and except for César Azpilicueta and Stefan Savic, the rest could emigrate after June. Within this roster there are players such as the Belgian Axel Witsel, the Brazilian Gabriel Paulista and the Spaniards Mario Hermoso, Koke and Vitolo.
On the other hand, a good part of the board considers that some footballers have completed a cycle and that they could go on the market with the intention of being able to raise money to then invest in the next transfer window. The most important cases are those of the Spanish Saúl Ñíguez, the Dutch Memphis Depay and the Argentine Ángel Correa, who recently came close to becoming a new footballer for Al-Ittihad of Saudi Arabia, an entity whose coach is his compatriot Marcelo Gallardo. It is also not ruled out that an offer may come from Major League Soccer in the United States for attacker Álvaro Morata.
Atlético de Madrid’s intention is to strengthen the defense. At the top of the Albiceleste strategist’s wish list is Lille’s promising youngster Leny Yoro, an 18-year-old central marker whose contract expires in 2025. However, other powerful players such as Real Madrid and Paris Saint also appear in the race to hire him. Germain. Real Sociedad’s 27-year-old Spanish nationalized French defender Robin Le Normand is also liked, but the 50 million euros of his termination clause seem to be a difficult obstacle to overcome.
Faced with this scenario, a member of the Argentine team emerged on the scene. This is Facundo Medina, from Lens in France. The native of Villa Fiorito, who can play both in the central defense and on the left side, is one of the figures of his team in Ligue 1. The former River Plate and Talleres de Córdoba has played 30 games, in which He contributed one goal and provided three assists. The young Brazilian Murillo, from Nottingham Forest, is another footballer who is in the pipeline.
Regarding the midfield, beyond the purchase of the young Belgian Arthur Vermeeren, Colchonero will look for other options within the market. A footballer with a lot of consensus is the Dutch Mats Wiffer, from Feyenoord. Mikel Merino, from Real Sociedad, is also in the crosshairs.
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