The game against Feyenoord was decided with a win, but presented Atlético de Madrid with a major problem as Pablo Barrios was ruled out due to a serious injury
Last night, after celebrating our move into the next round of the Champions League, Atlético de Madrid have received the bad news about Pablo Barrios’ injury. The youth player, who played a prominent role last season and was important for Simeone, suffered a serious knee injury. An injury that forced him to undergo surgery.
The predictions are that he will be out for between three and six months, so everything points to him missing the rest of the season. This has changed Simeone’s transfer preference for the winter market. And now he is no longer demanding the signing of a positional midfielder. And after I knew the severity of Pablo Barrios’ injurythe destination has become the interior.
Pablo Barrios’ injury changes Atlético’s plans
As we have commented in recent months at ElGolDigital, Atlético de Madrid’s priority was to sign a player like Guido Rodríguez, Thomas or Hojbjerg. In fact, he remains a priority for the club as there is no player with these characteristics. But now they will wait until next summer to integrate it.
After the serious injury to the youth team Atlético de Madrid was interested in a player who could play as an inside player. There are several players who are on the red and white club’s radar, but there is one who is particularly popular. And this is a footballer who was previously on the sports management agenda.
Carlos Soler, the target for January
As we have learned in the last few hours, Atlético de Madrid have once again considered Carlos Soler as reinforcement. This is not the first time this has happened, as it was one of the teams that knocked on his door when they found out that Valencia CF was waiting for offers for him. Ultimately, however, it was PSG that made use of his services.
Looking ahead to the winter market, it won’t be easy to sign him because although he has no minutes under Luis Enrique’s command, the coach doesn’t want to weaken his squad in the face of a crucial second round. Be it as it may, Atlético de Madrid is looking for a replacement for Pablo Barrios, because Simeone wants more midfielders. And we have to follow very closely the red and white messages to be aware of the situation.