Atlético de Madrid only has one objective left to close the transfer window in this summer market. The red-and-white team made a great financial effort to reach an agreement with Manchester City for the transfer of Julián Álvarez. Now, the priority is to finish strengthening the defence, where they still need to find a substitute for Mario Hermoso.
As of today, the top priority remains reaching an agreement with Feyenoord in order to close the signing of David Hancko in the coming days. The Dutch team has not lowered its financial demands, in addition to having criticized the first offers from the colchoneros . Even so, the sporting management has not lost hope and hopes to be able to negotiate in order to close the deal .
Back by David Hancko
After completing the signings of Conor Gallagher and Julián Álvarez , Atlético de Madrid 's main objective is to strengthen its defence. All that remains is to find a reliable substitute for Mario Hermoso to complete the red-and-white defence. However, the Metropolitano has not been able to reach an agreement to secure the services of its great desire.
David Hancko has been the priority for the club's management for over a month , with numerous offers being made to the Netherlands . In fact, the first ones were considered an insult by Feyenoord , making the negotiations more complicated. Right now, the Dutch team is still maintaining the same financial demands as in recent weeks.
However, Atlético de Madrid have not lost hope and are going to resume negotiations to try to close a deal. David Hancko has been pushing for a while to be able to go to Spanish football and put himself under Simeone 's orders. The only option left for the colchoneros is to raise their offer, close to 40 million euros, and for Feyenoord to end up opening the door to the Slovak defender.
There are alternatives on the market
Obviously, the red-and-white team will not hesitate to resort to one of its other options if the transfer is not completed. One of the players who is most strongly linked is Aymeric Laporte , although he maintains a high salary in Arab football. In addition, his transfer would not be free, since Atlético de Madrid would have to reach an agreement to achieve his departure, although it could be a lower figure than for the Slovakian.
It should also be noted that, although other names such as Lenglet have been mentioned, many of them have non-EU passports. Even so, there is confidence within the Atlético de Madrid team that David Hancko will be the one to join the squad. On the 19th, Atlético de Madrid will make its official debut in LaLiga against Villarreal , at which time the squad should be complete.