Atletico Madrid are out there for a brand new central defender, with new targets being lined up after ending their curiosity in Tottenham Hotspur’s Cristian Romero, who had been their precedence for the place.
Up to now this summer time, Atleti have signed Alex Baena, Matteo Ruggeri, Thiago Almada and Johnny Cardoso, and whereas strikes are being made for Ademola Lookman to finish their attacking choices, the membership’s precedence is so as to add a brand new centre-back to compete with Robin Le Normand, Jose Maria Gimenez and Robin Le Normand.
After strolling away from the Romero deal, Atleti have continued snooping within the Premier League, with curiosity having been registered in Chelsea’s Renato Veiga, who was on mortgage at Juventus final season. And so they have now taken the following step in efforts to signal the 21-year-old, who has performed 5 instances for Portugal.
As reported by Fabrizio Romano, Atleti have began talks with Veiga’s representatives, they usually have been knowledgeable that the defender could be open to creating the transfer to the RiyadhAir Metropolitano.
Chelsea set steep asking worth for Veiga
Atleti are getting ready to advance their curiosity in Veiga after receiving this optimistic response, nevertheless it is not going to be straightforward to signal him this summer time. Chelsea are asking for a package deal value a minimum of €40m with the intention to let him depart, which might symbolize vital revenue for them after he was introduced in from FC Basel in 2024 for under €14m.
Up to now this summer time, Atleti have already spent in extra of €120m on signing Baena, Ruggeri, Almada and Ruggeri, with roughly €18m having been recouped from the gross sales of Rodrigo Riquelme (to Actual Betis) and Angel Correa (to Tigres). It will likely be attention-grabbing to see whether or not they have the cash obtainable to pursue an settlement with Chelsea for Veiga, who could possibly be a really shrewd signing.