Atletico Madrid have their eyes set on a number of targets for the summer season switch window, however they may very well be crushed to one among them by the BlueCo group.
Atleti must signal defenders in the summertime as replacements for the departing Axel Witsel and Cesar Azpilicueta. And whereas Cristian Romero is their prime goal for a type of positions, they’re selecting between Clement Lenglet and Santiago Mourino for the opposite.
Mourino was bought by Atleti to Alaves final summer season, however as a part of that settlement, they’ve a €3m buy-back clause. And triggering that might be very tempting contemplating how the Uruguayan has carried out in Vitoria, however they could not get the possibility to as Relevo have reported that Strasbourg, who’re a part of BlueCo, are eager on the 23-year-old.
And Mourino isn’t the one La Liga star that Strasbourg need to signal this summer season, as they’ve additionally set their sights of Villarreal teenager Etta Eyong. The 21-year-old attacker scored his first senior objective for the Yellow Submarine in final weekend’s 1-0 victory at Girona, however he may very well be set to depart La Ceramica if the Ligue 1 aspect get their method.
Villarreal have excessive hopes for Eyong, as proven by Marcelino Garcia Toral’s selections to throw him on in huge matches within the final couple of weeks. But when they have been to obtain a suitable provide from Strasbourg, they may very well be open to promoting.
With Mourino, Alaves can have their say as he’s presently their participant, though they can not flip down Atleti’s provide in the event that they determine to activate the buy-back clause that they’ve. It stays to be seen what each gamers are valued at by Strasbourg, who’ve probability of qualifying for subsequent season’s Champions League courtesy of their place within the Ligue 1 desk.