One thing that Atlético de Madrid have achieved in this transfer market is to improve their attacking line considerably. After Álvaro Morata left for Italian football, the choice of the sporting management was Alexander Sorloth . The Norwegian attacker came very close to winning the Pichichi Trophy last season, although he was prevented from doing so by an injury.
Alexander Sorloth finished the season scoring 26 goals in all competitions, none of them from the penalty spot . Therefore, the main objective of the player and Simeone is to try to match those same figures this season. So far, he has already made his official debut in the match against Villarreal , although he still has to adapt to the red-and-white club.
Alexander Sorloth, Simeone's new top scorer
Atlético de Madrid have been the protagonists of a transfer market in which they have been forced to replace numerous players. One of the main objectives of the sporting management was to improve the attack, especially after the departure of Álvaro Morata. Although Dovbyk had always been the favourite, the one who has ended up landing at the Metropolitano is Alexander Sorloth .
The Norwegian striker has already started two of the three games played so far, scoring once. It is true that against Espanyol he wasted several chances inside the box, especially when shooting crosses from the side. His main objective is to equal the numbers he achieved last season, scoring 23 times in the league championship.
He is still the only goal away from winning the Pichichi Trophy , as none of his goals were scored from the penalty spot. Obviously, Alexander Sorloth has a lot of competition at Atlético de Madrid , especially with Julián Álvarez . However, Simeone 's objective is to adapt all his forwards and ensure they can coincide in the same starting line-up.
Complement for Antoine Griezmann
The intention at Atlético de Madrid is to free the French striker from the demands of facing goal. Antoine Griezmann has been the top scorer for the red-and-white team for two seasons, despite not being a centre forward. Simeone wants to free him from these duties and make him a player who participates more in the creation of play.
To achieve this, it will be very important that players such as Alexander Sorloth or Julián Álvarez adapt quickly to the team from Madrid. At the moment, the former Manchester City player has not yet found the net, although he has created a large number of chances. Today, they will have a new opportunity in Bilbao , wanting to go into the international break with a good taste in their mouths.