A curious situation on the side with a Real Madrid player has aroused the suspicion of the mattress club that does not rule out his signing for Madrid derbies like today’s Copa del Rey
The side of RCD Mallorca, Paul Maffeohas become a good option for the right flank of the Athletic. Let’s remember that Diego Simeone is still looking for one more cash for that band since he only has Nahuel Molina. For this reason, Catalan has been postulated as a striking alternative for a curious reason.
Paul Maffeo He was interviewed by a local media outlet, and one of the topics they discussed was the run-in he had with the Real Madrid player, Vinicius Junior. The events arose in the engagement that took place at Soin Moix last season where the full-back sent him an iron that hit the Brazilian on one of his knees, which luckily did not result in anything serious. Immediately afterwards he criticized the attitude of the carioca and this was what drew the attention of the Athletic.
Atlético considers that Pablo Maffeo is the winger they need for the Madrid derbies
In the interview held by the right winger, he argued the reason for his strong attack on the Brazilian attacker. This said Maffeo. “Maybe it’s not that we all have a mania for Vinicius, it’s that there is something. At school they told me that he behaved badly, and my mother told me that it couldn’t be that all the teachers had a thing for me. ‘You will also do things wrong’, she told me, and I think the same thing happens with Vinicius ”.
Without a doubt, the winger carries a personal rivalry with Vini, and that is what Simeone is looking for in his players, passion and sagacity. For today’s match against Real Madrid for the Copa del Rey, Cholo would have liked a right back like that since they are playing for the ticket to the semifinals of the tournament.
Atlético has 5 days to close the signing of Pablo Maffeo
Getting the Catalan winger out of the vermilion club will not be an easy task, especially with the importance that he represents in Javier Aguirre’s squad. Besides, the player has a contract with Mallorca until 2026 and has just been renewed with an increase in his salary. This does not mean that the operation becomes impossible, but it is difficult.
Andrea Berta will start the communication process both with the Mallorcan club and with Pablo Maffeo himself, and if there is a possibility, sign the right winger. There are several options to get the player out of there, being the transfer with purchase option the most optimal. The winger has played in 6 different teams and does not look badly at jumping to his seventh squad in the case of Atlético de Madrid.