Atlético may be very close to having a new piece up front. As the Italian media explains and makes the front page today Corriere dello Sport, the agreement between the rojiblanco club and Fiorentina for Dusan Vlahovic is a fact and would be carried out for a figure close to 70 million.
The Serbian striker is the express wish of Andrea Berta, who sees in his youth and potential one of the great nines of the future. The numbers thus support him: 21 goals in his first year as the undisputed starter at Fiorentina despite the poor level of the team, which finished in thirteenth position. Born in 2000, Vlahovic He is a ram with a large plant (he measures 1.90), backs play, good stride and great punch with his left foot. The forward himself compared his evolution with that of Haaland.
Atlético's idea is to look for a tip that completely Suárez, can form a couple with the Uruguayan up or replace him when he needs rest or is not available for Simeone. The club is aware that Suárez will turn 35 in JanuaryTherefore, they are looking for a young striker with a different profile than the “9” mattress, who, like Vlahovic, scored 21 league goals last season, in his case to lift the title. There are several names that have been sounding in the mattress set.
Griezmann's return was attempted, which, despite not being a typical '9', always left great scoring figures at Atlético. A possibility of the greatest pleasure for Simeone, but very complicated despite the financial needs of Barcelona and more after the departure of Messi. Rafa Mir represented the Spanish option, also young, with the ability to run into space and after showing a good level in Huesca and in the Olympic Games. Maxi Gómez was considered as a reinforcement of the League itself. And from Italy this weekend the name of Matheus Cunha in case the ongoing operations did not prosper.
Corriere dello Sport cover announcing the deal for Vlahovic.
Corriere dello Sport
But Atlético and its sports director, Andrea Berta, consider that Vlahovic's ceiling is huge, and that his growth has no limits. It is understood that it is an opportunity that may not be repeated (its market value has gone from 6 million in January 2020 to 40 today), since if he leaves Fiorentina to a more economically powerful club, it will be very difficult to approach his signing. The Italian team has been negotiating the renewal of the Serbian for months, whose contract ends in 2023. His idea went through an extension until 2026, a salary increase to three million plus bonuses and an increase in his clause. But the renewal has not been signed and big clubs have set their eyes on Vlahovic.
Mainly three: Atlético, Tottenham and Inter. The English team considered the Serbian as the ideal replacement in case he loses Kane, a case that has not yet occurred and the Neroazzurro club was interested as a substitute for Lukaku, but the high claims led him to withdraw from the bidding. A bid that, as it leads Corriere dello Sport On the front page of their newspaper, Atlético will be the one that wins. The rojiblanco team has signed the agreement with the CVC investment fund and at the beginning of summer he carried out a capital increase of 181.8 million that would allow him to have room for maneuver to undertake an operation in his attack, it remains to be seen if the Vlahovic operation comes to fruition. For the moment, the player started the season with a double, and awaits news of his future by practicing what he does best, drilling nets.