It is no secret that Atletico Madrid wants to sign a new midfielder in the summer, and they have set their sights on the Premier League as their attempt to strengthen Diego Simeone's team in that position.
Atleti wanted to sign a defensive midfielder last summer to compete alongside Pablo Barrios, Rodrigo de Paul and club captain Koke Resurreccion, but after they had been spent on Julian Alvarez, Conor Gallagher and Alexander Sorloth, they did not have available to tackle the position. But in 2025 they hope to finally get it done.
And according to the Times, one of their goals is Rodrigo Bentancur. The Uruguayan International is considered an important player in the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, but with his current contract that ends at the end of next season, there are fears that he could leave this summer.
Spurs are talking to Bentancur about a new deal, but if an agreement is not reached before the summer transfer window is opened, it offers an opportunity for Athleti to go a cut-prize deal, knowing that the Premier League side may have to cash in to prevent him from losing it on a free next summer.
Bentancur is not the only Spurs player in which Athleti is interested, with colleague -Zuid -Amarican Cristian Romero also with high on their list of central defender -purpose. The World Cup winner recently revealed that he wants to play in La Liga during his career, and that wish could be granted rather than later.
It is still too seen whether Atletico Madrid is able to get a double deal with traces, but if so, they would be two excellent pieces. There is no doubt that Romero and Bentancur would significantly improve their team as a whole, and both players would be strong candidates to be starters regularly.