Through the summer season, Atletico Madrid tried to signal one other midfielder alongside Conor Gallagher, who joined from Chelsea. The thought was that they needed to unload Thomas Lemar and decide up a substitute, though because it turned out, it didn’t occur.
🇦🇷💔 Diego Simeone: “I do know there’ll come a time when both the membership or I determine to half methods, whether or not it’s in a yr, in eight years, or in 4—I don’t know.
However I additionally know I might want to enable myself to discover different paths and search new experiences. What we’ve achieved… pic.twitter.com/01kaK9O7be
— Atletico Universe (@atletiuniverse) December 14, 2024
One participant that Atleti tried to signal was Danilo Pereira, and the participant himself revealed this throughout an interview with Le Parisien (through Diario AS).
“I had different choices. However they weren’t attainable as a result of PSG rejected many gives. There have been talks with Porto and Atletico Madrid. They contacted me in Italy and Germany. However these transfers had been blocked for monetary causes. The membership requested for some huge cash. Lastly, I acquired this supply from Al-Ittihad and I believe it was the suitable determination.”
Danilo would have been a stable pickup by Atletico Madrid, however in the long run, it was to not be. Membership bosses are nonetheless seeking to signal a midfielder, and they’re going to try to take action subsequent summer season.