According to the newspaper AS, the Atletico Madrid is following in the footsteps of Giovanni DiLorenzo for the next summer transfer market with the need to reinforce their right back after the departure of Kieran Trippier in the summer.
Despite the arrival of Daniel Wass in the winter transfer market, the mattress team wants to incorporate a right back for next season so that he can compete for the starting position alongside Sime Versaljko, despite the fact that the Croatian contract ends in the summer of 2022 and there is still no information about its renewal.
The club’s goal for the right back
Giovanni Di Lorenzo is a name that the club has followed in recent years due to his good performance at Napoli and in the Italian national team, where he is a piece that has continuity in Roberto Mancini’s squad. He is a footballer who is at a perfect age (28 years old) and his contract ends in the summer of 2026, so his incorporation will require a significant investment by the mattress team.
Diego Pablo Simeone wants to continue strengthening his squad for next season after a complicated campaign in every way. They failed to compete for the title in La Liga, they were eliminated from the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Champions League seems to be the only option to win a title, although they will have to go to win the Round of 16 tie at Old Trafford against Man Utd.
Di Lorenzo is one of the club’s goals for next summer. Other names that appear on the mattress team’s agenda are Georginio Wijnaldum (PSG), Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) and Andreas Christensen (Chelsea). The intention is to move strongly in the market, but it will also depend on the sales that the club will close in the same period.