EAtletico Madrid announced this Saturday the first signing for the 24/25 season, Robin Le Normand. And the second will be Alexander SorlothThe 28-year-old Norwegian is already in the Spanish capital to undergo the relevant medical examination and sign his new contract with the club from Madrid. This was announced by journalist Fabrizio Romano and confirmed by MD.
The player, with permission from the Villarrealtravelled to Madrid to pass this mandatory requirement before closing any signing. Afterwards, he will go to the Cívitas Metropolitano to sign his new contract with Atlético de Madrid.
The footballer’s willingness to sign for the club from Madrid has been key to speed up negotiations with Villarreal, who wanted to delay the matter further until they found a replacement. In addition, Atlético will not reach the Norwegian’s release clause of 38 million euros. They will pay around 30 million euros plus another five in objectives. In any case, a huge benefit for the Yellow Submarine, who last summer barely paid ten million for the second top scorer in LaLiga 23/24.
Once the departure of Morata Milan, the top scorer of the championship Artem Dovbyk was the first choice of the colchoneros. An agreement was even reached with the Gironabut not with the Ukrainian, who has ended up signing for the Roma.
Sorloth was next on the list. He will be Atlético de Madrid’s second signing for the upcoming season. The announcement is imminent, given that he underwent a medical examination in the Spanish capital on Saturday.
If everything is finalized before tomorrow, it is possible that he will travel to Hong Kong with the team. Having completed preseason with Villarreal, he will not need to have individual work as he would have done before. The Norman or the South Americans from the Copa América, who return to Madrid today.
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