Atletico Madrid and Juventus consider striker swap deal

Atletico Madrid may very well be busy this month, as Diego Simeone seeks to finalise his squad for the second half of the season. There’s speak of a left-back being introduced in to interchange the already-departed Javi Galan, however there may be modifications in assault.

Giacomo Raspadori continues to be strongly linked with an exit, having solely joined from Napoli 5 months in the past. Nevertheless, he isn’t the one striker with possibilities to depart the RiyadhAir Metropolitano, as Alexander Sorloth additionally continues to draw curiosity from golf equipment throughout Europe.

Sorloth, who has six objectives this season, has established himself as an everyday starter alongside Julian Alvarez. He’s necessary for Simeone, however that has not stopped Juventus from believing he might be signed. The Serie A giants are hoping to signal him this month, and so as to get a deal performed, La Gazzetta dello Sport (through ED) have reported that Jonathan David may very well be used as a part of a swap deal.

David, who attracted curiosity from Atleti previous to becoming a member of Juventus final summer season, has struggled since making the transfer to Italian soccer. He has not hit the heights he confirmed at Lille, which is why senior officers in Turin wish to transfer him on.

Atleti stance on Sorloth exit

It stays to be seen whether or not Atleti would contemplate re-igniting their curiosity in David, however as for Sorloth, they don’t have any plans to let him depart this month. A deal would solely be performed if Los Colchoneros had been to obtain a suggestion too good to be turned down, with that valuation having been set at €35-40m.

Sorloth has confirmed himself to be an excellent participant for Atleti throughout his 18 months on the membership, so it makes loads of sense for him to stay round till at the very least the summer season.