Atletico Madrid talks over De Thomas
According to “Aspen” report, Atletico Madrid hope to find a replacement for Suarez this summer. They will try to bring in the Spaniard’s main striker De Thomas this summer. Espanyol sporting director Domingo Catoira has informed De Thomas that he is no longer in the team’s plans. De Thomas’ contract with the Spaniard expires in 2026. His release clause is 75 million euros, and Atletico have submitted an offer of 50 million euros to the Spaniard, hoping to win the Spaniard’s striker thigh.
It is worth mentioning that Atletico Madrid faces fierce competition from rivals Real Madrid. The 27-year-old Spanish striker debuted in the Real Madrid youth system. In 2019, he joined the Portuguese super giant Benfica for a value of 22.5 million euros. Real Madrid hope to re-sign the former striker as a substitute for Benzema. According to a report by Spanish newspaper Marca, the player himself is also waiting for Real Madrid’s call, hoping to return to the Bernabeu Stadium again after a lapse of three years. But Real Madrid are only willing to make an offer of 40 million euros for the Spanish striker. From the price point of view, Atletico Madrid still has some advantages, and they also hope to successfully poach the former Real Madrid striker from the Spaniard to strengthen the team’s front line.
On the other hand, Simeone has also accelerated the cleaning of internal players. According to Giacomo Iacobellis, a reporter from the Italian All Market Network, Roma is seriously considering the introduction of Saul. Roma has already made contact with Atletico Madrid for Saul. Saul has just At the end of the Chelsea lease, Saul has been approved by Mourinho, and he hopes to quickly put on a good performance after a lackluster season and become the protagonist again. After a relatively unsuccessful Chelsea career, Saul is also eager to rediscover his form in Roma in order to represent Spain at the Qatar World Cup in November. After successfully exempting Dybala from visas, Roma has not given up on the signing of midfield players. Saul has become one of the goals of Roma’s midfield reinforcement. The Spain international is likely to say goodbye to the Calderon once and for all this summer.
And another Serie A team Juventus, Spain international Morata pursued. Morata has been on loan at Juventus for the past two seasons, but after the end of the season, Juve did not pay Morata’s buyout clause and the Spanish striker returned to Atletico. According to reports from several Italian media, Juventus coach Allegri appreciates Morata’s personal ability very much, and Juventus hopes to bring Morata back to Serie A with a price of 20 million euros. Earlier in an interview with media reporters, Morata had publicly stated that if Simeone continued to coach Atletico Madrid, he would refuse to play for the sheets. It can be seen that the contradiction between the two generals has reached an irreconcilable point. In this case, Atletico Madrid is likely to make a compromise and let Morata go.
Atletico seem to have lost their competitiveness in the last two seasons, unable to pose a threat to Real Madrid. With Barcelona’s reinforcements this season, they have surpassed Ma Jing in overall strength. For Simeone, it is a more realistic goal to lead Atletico Madrid to qualify for the Champions League this season.
