Atletico Madrid are reportedly planning to sign a new striker for next season and have reached an agreement with Artem Dovbyk, although it seems that interest in the Girona striker has cooled. Even so, the arrival of a player in his position could imply the departure of Álvaro Morata, who has been said to want to return to Italy with his family. However, the Spanish international could return to the Premier League, and his agents have reportedly met with Manchester United with that aim in mind.
This is what they say from Türkiye, information that has been echoed by several British media. Manchester United are also looking for a striker for next season and are thinking about Álvaro Morata, who played for Chelsea from 2017 to 2020, to shore up their attack. The rivals of the English team in the bid to get the 31-year-old footballer from Atlético de Madrid would be Juventus and Roma.
Enrique Cerezo believes that Morata will continue at Atlético de Madrid
Atlético de Madrid president Enrique Cerezo said that Álvaro Morata, the Atlético striker and captain of the Spanish national team, believes he will continue to play for the Madrid club.
“I think that the issue of Álvaro Morata is one that is not problematic at all. He is a magnificent player, he is the number nine of the Spanish national team and he is a player of our team, and I think that he will continue to be a player of Atlético de Madrid,” said the president of the red-and-white team at the official presentation of the IV edition of the MadCup, at the Cívitas Metropolitano.
Enrique Cerezo praised the national team that is competing in the Euro Cup, in which it has qualified for the round of 16, defining it as “a young and good team”, and commented on the situation of the young Portuguese Joao Félix.
“The situation is exactly the same as it was two weeks ago and three months ago. He is an Atlético de Madrid player who is on loan at Barcelona. We don’t know what Barcelona’s response will be and when we know it we will make the decisions that we have to make,” he said.
Regarding Mario Hermoso, whose contract expires on June 30, the manager was clear: “His contract expires and I cannot tell you at this moment whether he will renew or not, it depends on him and the people who are negotiating. I can tell you at this moment that in a few days he will no longer be an Atlético de Madrid player, despite being a great player.”
Regarding the new signings, Enrique Cerezo, who acknowledged that they have been working for several months to get a “good squad”, stressed that when they have any news they will communicate it without any problem and claimed that the capital increase that was approved this Monday of 70.7 million is essential to compete.
“Nowadays, to compete among the top teams in Spain and Europe, you need great players and to have them you need money and that is the reason why we have made the capital increase to make a great team that can compete in the Champions League, the Copa del Rey and in La Liga,” said Enrique Cerezo, who confessed that they have asked to host the Champions League final in 2028.
“We have made the proposal and now we have to wait to see what UEFA says. It would be the second time and I honestly believe that there is no stadium like the Cívitas Metropolitano in Europe,” he stressed.
2024-07-01 00:29:47
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