According to the prestigious Portuguese newspaper O Jogo, the Atletico Madrid has reactivated its interest in acquiring the services of Palhinha ahead of next season with the intention of making a leap in quality at the squad level with the aim of winning all the important titles, which seem to be elusive this season.
The mattress team wants to break the next market with several additions that can offer the greatest number of variants to Diego Pablo Simeone, who is not satisfied with the performance of his team this year and who is mentioned to leave in the summer to put an end to his successful cycle in the capital club. One of the objectives is to strengthen the midfielder area, taking into account that names like Marcos Llorente, Koke and Héctor Herrera have not complicated expectations this season, and the Mexican would leave the club in the summer leaving a free spot in the rotation.
An interesting option
The name they have in their sights is that of Palhinha, a central midfielder for Sporting de Portugal and on his national team. A player who has convinced Diego Pablo Simeone due to his performance and way of playing.
The Portuguese, 26 years old and 1.90 m, has a contract with Sporting until the summer and has a termination clause of 60 million euros, so it is expected that the mattress team will have to make said investment or negotiate with the champion of Portugal to let out one of their main stars. A complicated scenario, considering that the mattress team is also looking for a central defender and a center forward before Suárez leaves.
Wolverhampton, Manchester United and Tottenham have also shown interest in the Portuguese, who hopes to make a leap in quality to play for a more important club.
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