Felipe has the transfer sign on at Atlético, but with an asterisk. The center-back (33 years old), with a minor role this season, He manages suitors to leave in January and the club will open the door for him if the offer is goodalthough an unforeseen event has arisen that can stop any negotiation: the Gimenez case. The Uruguayan will be sanctioned by FIFA And, if he has to comply with the punishment with Atleti, Felipe could stay as the third center-back along with Savic and Hermoso.
Wolverhampton have Matheus Cunha and Felipe on their agenda, which in turn also has a proposal from the Besiktas. At Atlético he has only played 270 minutes (the second least), has had a secondary role and his departure would not mean an irreparable void. Of course, the sports management has in its plans that, except in the case of Cunha, for each player who leaves, another will come to replace him. Namely, If Felipe goes to England or Turkey, Atleti will look for another central defender.
Atlético probes the market
But If FIFA severely sanctions Giménez and the rojiblanco team loses him (there is talk of even 15 games or several months), the hole in the defense will be important. If Felipe also left, only Savic, Hermoso and the signing would remain, which would be required from day one. For this reason, the sports management values keeping the Brazilian as the third center-back, who already knows Cholo’s methods, and also aspires to some market opportunity, such as Söyüncü.
Felipe, however, ends his contract on June 30. If he does not agree on an exit with the club, he will go free in the summer. Since his arrival in 2019, his performance has declined, after a few first months in which he did fill the vacancy left by Godín at a high level. Nevertheless, the frequent injuries of Savic and Giménez have given him successive opportunities until this seasonin which Simeone has hardly had him.
