Moldovan there, Kean should follow
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Atlético Madrid seems to be winning the courtship of Belgium’s top talent Arthur Vermeeren. According to consistent media reports, the “Colchoneros” and Royal Antwerp have agreed on a winter transfer. The third-placed team in the Jupiler Pro League had previously hoped to be able to keep the 18-year-old midfielder until the end of the season.
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The newspaper “Het NieuwsbladTransfer expert puts the transfer fee at around 25 million euros Fabrizio Romano speaks of a base sum of 22 million plus bonuses. In addition, Royal Antwerp should secure a share in the resale. Atlético only spent more money once in the winter: in 2018, Diego Costa (now 35) came from Chelsea for 60 million euros.
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However, Vermeeren himself still has to come to an agreement with the Spanish top club, so the deal is not yet finalized. The talks are ongoing and there is a contract in place until 2029. Vermeeren, who broke the league record in Belgium in December with a market value increase of 30 million euros, has received permission to travel to Madrid for further negotiations and the medical check, most likely on Thursday.
“Vermeeren is the outstanding talent in the Belgian league,” said Bart Tamsyn, Area Manager Belgium at Transfermarkt. “Despite being only 18 years old, he shows consistent performances at a high level, is attracting interest from numerous top clubs from abroad and has now also played his first senior international matches.” Antwerp coach Mark van Bommel had the question on Tuesday After Atlético’s first offer, he replied with a laugh: “How much was it? 12 million? This is too little.”
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Loud “Sky SportsAtlético is said to have also considered Matt O’Riley (23) from Celtic Glasgow for the midfield center; there is talk of a loan offer including an obligation to buy. However, coach Brendan Rodgers sees the Danish international as an important cornerstone of his team, who only extended his contract until 2027 last September. It is also said in Scotland that O’Riley really wants to stay at Celtic.
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But there is also a lot going on outside of midfield for the capital club, which is in fourth place. On Wednesday, Atlético presented a new replacement goalkeeper, Horaţiu Moldovan (26). The Romanian national player, for whom a transfer fee of 800,000 euros will flow to FC Rapid Bucharest, signed a contract until 2027. In return, Ivo Grbic (28), the previous number two behind Jan Oblak (31), is about to move to the Premier League. Sheffield United club.
Left-back Javi Galán (29) is also leaving Atlético for the time being and is joining LaLiga rivals Real Sociedad on loan until the end of the season. In addition, central defender Çağlar Söyüncü (27) is set to move to Süper Lig leaders Fenerbahce, while Ángel Correa (28) is being heavily courted by Al-Ittihad Club from the Saudi Pro League. Meanwhile, Moise Kean (23) is to be loaned from Juventus as a further option for the attack. According to transfer experts Romano Atlético will pay a loan fee of 500,000 euros and cover the entire salary. Bayer Leverkusen have also recently been loosely linked to the Italian, but have opted for Borja Iglesias (31) as a striker.
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