Atletico Madrid are set for an financial enhance within the January switch window, with Arthur Vermeeren‘s departure to be confirmed. The Belgian expertise didn’t persuade Diego Simeone in his six months on the membership, however RB Leipzig have seen sufficient to spend on him.
🚨 BREAKING: Josema Giménez and Clement Lenglet are again in coaching with the staff. Josema’s integration will probably be gradual.@mundodeportivo pic.twitter.com/3HwCakucpg
— Atletico Universe (@atletiuniverse) January 17, 2025
Leipzig loaned Vermeeren in the summertime from Atletico for a price of €3m, however had included a €20m purchase clause. As per Fabrizio Romano, the German facet have determined to activate that clause, that means it is going to be a sound piece of enterprise for Los Colchoneros making a cool €5m revenue within the area of a 12 months for a participant that Simeone was not eager on.
⚪️🔴🔐 RB Leipzig have activated the purchase clause for Arthur Vermeeren, now 100% Leipzig participant on everlasting deal.
€20m price to Atlético Madrid. 🤝🏻 pic.twitter.com/b7bnDOQEe8
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 17, 2025
This season Vermeeren has performed 22 occasions for Leipzig, giving a single help, incomes a beginning spot because the season has gone on. Final 12 months for Atletico the 19-year-old performed simply 160 minutes in 5 video games, having arrived in January. Reportedly Vermeeren was a signing made primarily by now departed Sporting Director Andrea Berta – this summer season additionally they moved for Conor Gallagher, however additional reporting has claimed that midfield is their precedence in the event that they do make a transfer in January.