Atletico Madrid to listen to offers for three defenders this summer

Atletico Madrid look set to proceed rebuilding their squad this summer season, their first beneath new Sporting Director Mateu Alemany. It appears their backline could possibly be in for main surgical procedure once more this summer season, after the arrivals of David Hancko, Marc Pubill and Matteo Ruggeri this 12 months.

Los Colchoneros are already in search of choices to switch a few of their present defenders, in response to RadioMarca. They’re at the moment monitoring the progress of Palmeiras right-back Agustin Giay, who they’ve been following for a number of years, who could possibly be a substitute for Nahuel Molina, certainly one of three defenders that Atletico might sanction exits for.

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Atletico Madrid will take heed to provides for 3 defenders

Matteo Moretto explains that Atletico will contemplate departures for Molina, Clement Lenglet and Jose Maria Gimenez this summer season. The previous has struggled to satisfy expectations since his €20m transfer from Udinese, and Marcos Llorente stays the first-choice at right-back. Molina already has provides on the desk to go away.

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With regard to Gimenez, it has been reported that Atletico have agreed a departure for the Uruguayan after the World Cup, with either side needing a brand new begin. He has obtained curiosity from Argentina and Italy. In the meantime Lenglet arrived on a three-year contract final summer season on a free from Barcelona, however the Frenchman has seen his sport time drop considerably with the arrival of Hancko and the emergence of Pubill.

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Molina discusses kind struggles

Molina, 27, is in his fourth season at Atletico Madrid, however will probably be into the ultimate 12 months of his deal subsequent season. It might be no shock if Los Rojiblancos determined to try to money in on Molina earlier than he walks without cost. The World Cup-winner defined that it took him a while to adapt to life in Madrid as a consequence of his worldwide success.

“We by no means look again, and there was a 12 months once we gained the Copa America, then the Finalissima and had been champions once more, then we gained the qualifiers from begin to end and beat everybody. Then the World Cup and one other Copa America. There was a time after I was form of down, so to talk, as a result of in the long run, I didn’t take pleasure in it, processing all that data. I didn’t take pleasure in it as a lot as I ought to have at that second,” he instructed ‘Agusneta y Leo DElia’, as quoted by Marca.

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“It wasn’t a scarcity of ambition. It was vertigo. The string of successes, the journey, the publicity, the fixed stress. The sensation that the whole lot was occurring too quick. Right this moment I take pleasure in it far more. Right this moment, after I give it some thought, watch movies, or simply chat with anybody, I take pleasure in it a lot extra.”