Atlético de Madrid have endured a winter market full of expectations and emotions, but have ultimately come up empty-handed in their attempt to sign Moise Kean. The Italian striker, who was considered a luxury reinforcement for the mattress team, will not be able to join the club due to physical problems that emerged during medical examinations.
The news was a hard blow for Atlético, who were looking to strengthen their attacking line this transfer window. Moise Kean, with his speed and goalscoring ability, seemed to be the missing piece of the puzzle for Diego Simeone-led side. However, the player’s health was the main concern and led to the cancellation of the signing.
But Atlético de Madrid is not giving up and is already looking ahead to next summer in search of a striker who can meet their needs. According to rumors, Loïs Openda, current Red Bull Leipzig player, is the most popular man in the mattress team. Openda fits perfectly into the striker profile that Atlético needs in its squad: fast and with an unrestrained hunger for goals.
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At just 23 years old, Openda has already proven his worth in European football and signing him will be no easy task. Red Bull Leipzig spent almost 40 million euros to bring him from Lens last summer and are expected to put many obstacles in the way of the operation as they want the player to stay at their club as he In this first season he has scored 18 goals and distributed 4 assists in 29 games so far.
Atlético de Madrid will have to make a sizeable offer to convince Leipzig to part ways with Openda, but the need to strengthen their attacking line could be a deciding factor in the negotiations.