Diego Pablo Simeone remains dissatisfied with the transfer market, and Atlético de Madrid wants to remedy this. The red-and-whites understand that there are not enough positions to reinforce and are considering signing players between winter and summer 2025. Any signings with a view to playing in the FIFA Club World Cup must take place in January.
Otherwise, they will not be able to participate in the new tournament organised by FIFA, which will be played in the United States of America . For that event, Atlético de Madrid wants to have at least one more centre-back and one more midfielder, as top priorities. With the arrival of Robin Le Normand and the loan of Clément Lenglet , they are looking for a defender who can play on the left, although he does not necessarily have to be left-footed.
There is the option of placing Robin Le Normand on the left, something that Diego Pablo Simeone has already tried on some occasions. The Spanish international is one of the best signings of the season for the Madrid team, and the red-and-whites are proud of his arrival. The name that continues to excite the sporting management of the colchonero team the most is Cristhian Mosquera , the central defender of Valencia CF , this time they consider that they cannot let his signing slip away.
They closely follow their developments
This week they will be able to see him up close and try to dispel some of the doubts that Diego Pablo Simeone 's coaching staff has about the centre-back. The Argentine saw the Valencia player in some league matches last season and at the Olympic Games , where Giuliano Simeone, his youngest son, played with Argentina .
Cristhian Mosquera has a two-year contract with Valencia , and Rubén Baraja is aware of Gil Marín 's interest in him. In fact, Valencia knows that the favour with Germán Valera will not come for free, and it could be the Spanish-Colombian. He is an increasingly mature centre-back and reminds us of the beginnings of Luis Amaranto Perea , both for his nationality and for the exuberance shown by the defender of the Valencian team.
80 million clause
The Valencia centre-back's buyout clause is around 80 million euros , but Peter Lim is listening to offers for something close to half that. Valencia hope the player will accept the renewal that they have been proposing to him for several months, but which he has wanted to put on hold. The reason is that he wants to see the sporting project of the Mestalla team before making any decision.
Financially, he knows that his salary would be much improved at Atlético de Madrid , but it is not something that keeps the Alicante centre-back of Colombian origin from sleeping. He could end up sharing minutes with his brother, although he is 14 years old.
It is a distant dream and difficult to achieve, since Cristhian Mosquera should remain at the club for at least three or four more years. It will surely be the star topic of the meal between the directors of both teams this weekend.