The
Atlético de Madrid
is still immersed in hiring the '9' that complements Lewis
Suarez in the season to come. The first name on the list is right now Antoine Griezmann, as we anticipated a few days ago.
However, the mattress club has other avenues open, if the French affair, through barter with Saul, did not come to fruition. According to the newspaper Ace, a name regains strength in the rojiblancas pretensions.
Is about Rafa mir, which during these last months already sounded thanks to his great season in the ranks of the Huesca. At just 23 years old, Rafa Mir has caught the attention of important Spanish and European teams. The Murcian would be a ‘low cost’ option for the rojiblanco club, taking into account the amounts that are requested by other players of a similar profile. Your rights belong to Wolverhampton, With which Jorge
Mendes, an agent who has done many operations with the Athletic, has great relationships. Your time in the Huesca, in which he played 39 games and scored 16 goals, in addition to giving an assist. At 24 years old, he has a contract until 2022, so a departure this summer would be a great option for the English team.
DEMBÉLÉ MARKS AGAIN
Another option in the ‘plan B’ folder, as we have already pointed out, is to recover the French Moussa Dembélé. Of course, the more the preseason progresses, the more complicated this situation is because with the arrival of the new coach, Petr
Bosz, the forward has recovered minutes and confidence.
The Olympique Lyonnais has started its preparation phase by beating the Bourg on Bresse, a modest team, 5-1 with two goals from the French. In his case, the Frenchman found himself very comfortable at Atlético but he is clear that he does not want to repeat a second part of the course like the previous one, in which he did not have the confidence of Simeone. He hardly played, he hardly had chances. He doesn't want to repeat something like that.
In this case, the Athletic He could try again to extend one more loan for the player, but time plays against his interests.