Atletico Madrid is preparing to deal a heavy blow to Real Madrid
The Spanish club, Atletico Madrid, continues its endeavor to strengthen its ranks during the coming period, in light of the decline in the level of the Argentine coach, Diego Simeone, in the current season, as the team ranks fourth in the “La Liga” after the end of the first leg, and it also bid farewell to the two King’s Cup tournaments from the quarter-finals. Final, and the UEFA Champions League from the group stage.
And according to the Spanish newspaper “Marca”, on Monday, the management of the “Rojiblancos” club aims to include the midfielder of Spain and Real Madrid, Danny Ceballos, in a free transfer deal during the next summer transfer period, if the player prefers not to renew his contract, which expires in the summer of 2023. with the white club.
The newspaper added that the management of the Atletico Madrid team contacted the surroundings of the 26-year-old Spanish star in an attempt to sign him, and to be the midfield leader for the coming years, especially since he has experience through his experience with the Spanish clubs Real Betis and Arsenal.
On the other hand, Real Madrid officials want to renew Ceballos’ contract and avoid his departure for free next summer, at a time when the player has recently grabbed the limelight, as he returned to the starting line-up of Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti, in the last five matches, benefiting from the injury of his French colleague, Aurelien Chaumeni.
Ceballos prefers to stay in Spain in the future, whether by staying with Real Madrid or moving to a La Liga club, knowing that he refused to return to the English Premier League during the last winter transfer period, and to play under the leadership of Aston Villa coach, Unai Emery, and his response was negative to the offer. AC Milan club.
The relationship between the two poles of the Spanish capital, Madrid, has changed in the recent period, as the two teams agreed verbally to respect the charter of “non-aggression” against the players of the two teams, and this agreement lasted for many years, before it finally fell after each club tried to contract with the talents of the other team, and also the success of Atletico Madrid signed Spanish midfielder Marcos Llorente from Real Madrid in 2019.
