Atletico Madrid who is in line with an agreement to retain Barcelona loaner Clement Lenglet prior to the FIFA Club World Cup.
The French International appeared 34 performances in all competitions in the 2024/25 season after participating in a seasonal loan from La Blaugrana.
With Hansi Flick happy with his current defensive options, Lenglet has no place back in Barcelona, ​​and he wants to stay in Madrid.
The two clubs have been talking during a resolution with Atletico Madrid Club -President Enrique Cerezo who points to a resolution that is close by.
“Lenglet is a Barca player. We will talk. I imagine that there will be an agreement for him to stay with us,” he explained as quoted by Sport.
Atletico Madrid would like to get a deal before the start of the FIFA Club World Cup.
Reports from Marca indicate that the two clubs have now reached a middle ground to have Lenglet Barcelona leave for free.
His current Barcelona contract runs until June 2026, with a gross annual salary of € 16 million, and that has blocked earlier turnover.
Barcelona would like to remove his wages from their salary account in the coming months, to pay a large number of new extensions and to stay within the financial rules of La Liga.
Atletico Madrid will wait until as close as possible to the deadline of 10 June to include Lenglet in their club world cup plans.
Diego Simeone's Kant starts their campaign in group B against UEFA Champions League finalists Paris Saint-Germain on 15 June.
This is followed by collisions with MLS side Seattle Sounders on June 19 and the Brazilian club Botafogo on June 23.
If Atletico Madrid would finish second place in group B, they will be confronted with the winners of Group A, including Inter Miami van Lionel Messi.
Topplet in group B, she combines with the second place team in that group in the last 16 knockouts.