Atlético are already in Vigo to start their defense of the title. Simeone took 20 footballers in his first call-up, three of them reinforcements from the second team (Javi Serrano, Giuliano and Camello) and you will not be able to count on João Félix, Felipe and Herrera due to injury.
However, the coach also did not mention three players who have had their role during the preseason. And is that Marcos Paulo, Nehuén Pérez and Santiago Arias have not been registered in the League. Which does not mean that they will be left out of the team permanently, but they will not be suitable in Balaídos and your future may be far from the Wanda Metropolitano. In the case of the Brazilian, he is together with De Paul the only signing so far this summer.
He made his debut in the first friendly against Numancia, but a muscle injury had kept him out since then. And now, fully recovered, the club analyzes whether it is better to keep him in the first team or seek a loan with prominence to keep evolving in your game. The candidates to take over Marcos Paulo's services have multiplied and Simeone told the press that “we saw very little of him. The first days he trained very well, he did well against Numancia and then he got injured. We are waiting for the club to inform us well of its situation to take it into account or not for the season”.
More complex is the situation in Nehuén and Arias. They are both from outside the EU (Marcos Paulo has a Portuguese passport), and with the presence of Felipe and Lodi in the squad, only one has a place. The Argentine was important since he joined the preseason after the Olympic Games and could be attractive to Simeone have a central fifth in the squad, since he usually lines up three in the eleven. But Nehuén has a large market and is one of the players for which a source of income could be obtained. Arias for his part has not competed for a year and after returning to play in the summer friendlies could look for a new destination, since his position is covered with Trippier and Vrsaljko. Atlético must decide, aware that the two cannot remain in the first team, and at least one must leave this market. At the moment, none have been registered.