Atletico Madrid have been on the hunt for a brand new sitting midfielder for a while, and after the fleeting Arthur Vermeeren experiment, are again to the drafting board. It appeared they’d discovered their man within the form of Actual Betis’ and USMNT star Johnny Cardoso, however talks for the 23-year-old have slowed.
Cardoso is seemingly eager on a transfer, and has agreed in precept to a cope with Los Rojiblancos on private phrases. Tottenham Hotspur had been additionally eager on a transfer for Cardoso, and have a €25m purchase clause on him, however up to now Cardoso has not proven a willingness to maneuver to London. As issues stand, he’s prioritising Atletico.
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Atletico Madrid unwilling to satisfy asking value
Nevertheless Atletico have run into some roadblocks of their very own. Los Colchoneros felt they might get a deal achieved for Cardoso for someplace across the €25m mark that Spurs must pay within the occasion they executed that clause. But Cadena Cope (by way of Santiago Narvaez) have defined that talks are extra sophisticated than that.
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👉 Informa @COPE que el Atlético NO está dispuesto a pagar los 40M€ que pide el Betis por Cardoso -como ya informamos días atrás-.
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✍️ Mi información es que Cardoso… pic.twitter.com/d0gOU3PxcR
— Santiago Narváez 🎙️ (@SantiagNarvaez) June 3, 2025
Betis are demanding €40m from Atletico for Cardoso, and as such, the Madrid-based aspect have begun to have a look at options available in the market. It’s not dominated out {that a} content material Cardoso stays at Betis subsequent season both.
Worth for cash with Cardoso?
It’s not but clear what the opposite options are for Atletico, however at Cardoso’s age and in his place, there may be not a wealth of choices, even when they do really feel the worth is disproportionate. Beforehand they’d been most strongly linked with Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey, who’s out of contract, the earlier midfielder they’d that crammed the place earlier than Koke Resurreccion was moved into the position. That speak has cooled although, and it isn’t clear the place his future lies.