During the summer, Atletico Madrid attempted to sign another midfielder alongside Conor Gallagher, who joined from Chelsea. The idea was that they wanted to sell Thomas Lemar and bring in a replacement, but that turned out not to have happened.
One player Atleti tried to sign was Danilo Pereira, and the player himself revealed this during an interview with Le Parisien (via Diario AS).
“I had other options. But that was not possible because PSG rejected many offers. There were talks with Porto and Atletico Madrid. They contacted me in Italy and Germany. But these transfers were blocked for financial reasons. The club asked for a lot of money. In the end I got this offer from Al-Ittihad and I think it was the right decision.”
Danilo would have been a good choice for Atletico Madrid, but in the end that was not to be. Club bosses are still looking for a midfielder, and they will try to do so next summer.
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