Atletico Madrid has already moved for two players this summer and expects a third important signing to pass the door. On the exitfront, things are quieter, but increasingly there are whispering from the Metropolitano about who is available and for what.
Angel Correa will leave the club for Mexico this summer, and Rodrigo de Paul is the next nearest candidate who accompanies himself in America. They would follow free agents Cesar Azpilicueta, Reinildo Mandava and Axel Witsel out the house, with Rodrigo Riquelme to Real Betis. Juan Musso, Matteo Ruggeri and Alex Baena have arrived for a Come in A for a combined € 62 million, which means that their net expenditure for € 54 million.
Last summer Alexander Sorloth was one of the star supplements and arrived from Villarreal for € 35 million. It has been a mixed year for Sorloth, scored 24 goals and became Atleticas on the second most deadly scorer. Despite the impressive figures, he failed to lock up a regular starting place and he could not score in the Champions League and the Club World Cup.
Sorloth set up those figures without a consistent start run, but Marca says that there is some doubts at the club about whether he can cut it at the highest level. That seems to be supported by the selections of Diego Simeone. They say that although Sorloth is not for sale, and the plan is that he remains, if an offer above € 35 million that they have spent on Sorloth arrive, then Los Colchoneros will consider it.
The Danish attacker arrived around the same time as Conor Gallagher, and the former Chelsea man struggled in the same way for a starting point, despite some good versions. Gallagher is also in a similar situation in Atletico. It is no secret that Los Rojiblancos are interested in the Cristian Romero of Tottenham Hotspur, which was appreciated by Spurs at € 70 million. To finance that movement, a large sale can be very necessary.