Atletico Madrid turn down chance to sign former Pichichi winner

Atletico Madrid might quickly be out there for a brand new striker, with a minimum of certainly one of their present quantity 9 choices more likely to depart between now and the summer season. Giacomo Raspadori, Alexander Sorloth and Antoine Griezmann are all removed from assured to stay on the RiyadhAir Metropolitano come subsequent season, and within the case of the previous, he may very well be gone in January.

Raspadori is pushing for a return to Italy after a tough first few months at Atleti, whom he joined in the summertime from Napoli. A cope with AS Roma is at present being labored on, with the plan being for an settlement to be reached on a mortgage with a conditional obligation to purchase.

🚨🇺🇦 BREAKING: Artem Dovbyk has been supplied to Atlético Madrid, however the membership REJECTED.

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As a part of these negotiations, it has been revealed by Matteo Moretto (through ED) that Atleti had been supplied the prospect to signal Dovbyk as Raspadori’s alternative. The previous Girona striker has struggled at Roma since his 2024 transfer, and a return to La Liga has been rumoured all through 2025.

Villarreal tried to signal Dovbyk in the summertime, and it has now been the flip of Atleti to think about a transfer. Nevertheless, it has been reported that membership officers rejected the prospect so as to add him into Diego Simeone’s squad.

Dovbyk could be excellent Sorloth alternative

It is smart for Atleti to not think about Dovbyk as a alternative for Raspadori, given how totally different they’re when it comes to types. Nevertheless, the Ukraine worldwide may very well be the perfect participant to interchange Sorloth if he finally ends up shifting on, which has been closely speculated upon in current months.

Dovbyk has struggled in Italy, however he was improbable throughout his one and solely season in Spanish soccer, throughout which he took residence the Pichichi Trophy after scoring 24 objectives in 36 La Liga appearances throughout Girona’s historic Champions League qualification marketing campaign.