Santiago Arias (28 years old) is not clear about his future at Atlético. Although the Colombian has had a certain protagonist in the final stretch of the season (He has played 14 games and, of them, seven have been after the return from the break due to the coronavirus), it does not seem that his position is guaranteed for the next course. Today, the rojiblanco club has three players who play on the right back (Trippier, Vrsaljko and Arias) and one of them will have to leave to end that overbooking. English seems fixed for Simeone, so it will be the Croatian and the coffee grower who gamble for the remaining vacancy.
A priori, Arias would be the favorite to stay, but against him plays the fact that he has more market than Vrsaljko. That would allow Atlético to get money to invest in players who reinforce other positions that are more in need or, use it as a bargaining chip, offering it to make operations cheaper, as in the case of Allan, from the Naples. There are several teams that have been interested in the services of the Colombian and the last to do so is Everton. According to the British newspaper ‘Daily Mail' the 'toffes' would like to incorporate Arias to replace Sidibé, the French full-back who has been on loan this season at the club, but will return to Monaco next season. It is not the first time that Everton sounds like a possible destination for the coffee grower, since in April the coffee grower was already linked to the club trained by Carlo Ancelotti.
The amount that Liverpool would offer is not specified, but the tabloid assures that there are already negotiations between Everton and the player and even that they would be advanced. However, the Colombian stated a few weeks ago that I had no intention of leaving the rojiblanco club and that he hoped to continue next season. If the news is finally confirmed, Arias would leave the entity after two seasons under Simeone's command, which arrived from the Dutch PSV in exchange for 11.5 million euros. At that time He has played 3,871 'in 53 games, scoring one goal and giving three assists.