Before the New Year, Alexander Sørloth was heavily linked with exiting Atletico Madrid. The Norwegian international striker went from 20 La Liga goals last season, to far too much bench time in this one. Then Diego Simeone gave his Norwegian Viking confidence, it was answered with an impressive number of games and goals after the New Year. In the last month, it is not Sørloth who is moving towards a move, but four big profiles who either leave Atletico, should have left Atletico, or are linked to Atletico.
The four players are Antoine Griezmann, Mo Salah, Julian Alvarez and Brazilian Éderson.
At the end of March, Griezmann confirmed he will leave Atletico Madrid after the end of the season, the next destination will be MLS and Orlando City. Last month, Mo Salah announced that he will leave Liverpool after the end of the season. Although there is a high probability that the Egyptian will gravitate to Saudi Arabian money bins, Spanish AS reports that Atletico Madrid are relevant if Salah chooses La Liga. Especially after the confirmation came that one of the club’s highest-paid players, Griezmann, is leaving the club one year early.
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And Julian Alvarez?
In recent months, the Argentine has been heavily linked with an exit, with Arsenal in particular very active in bringing the striker back to the Premier League. Atletico Madrid have previously signalled they are open to the right bid for Alvarez, but according to Marca , the Atletico management is now working on a completely different scenario. According to the Spanish media, the Atletico management has no plans to let Alvarez go. Now work is underway to extend the current contract that runs until 2030, where Alvarez will be offered a salary increase from 7 to 10 million euros a year.
This week, reports come from Italy that Sørloth is on his way to getting a new, Brazilian midfielder behind him. According to Sky Sports Italia , Atlético Madrid have agreed a four-year contract with Altlantas Éderson. Now negotiations with Atalanta await. The Serie A club expects €50 million, while Atletico believe they can get away with as little as €40 million.
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The midfielder joined Atalanta from Salernitana in the summer of 2022 and has 172 appearances in the Atalanta shirt.
There is a lot going on in the back room at Atletico Madrid, we follow everything that affects Alexander Sørloth’s working conditions.
