Image of Diego Pablo Simeone and Rodrigo de Paul in a montage at the Metropolitano

Atlético say goodbye to the competition for Rodrigo de Paul: a blow for Simeone

The Argentine coach's favourite midfielder is far from arriving

Atlético de Madrid have little hope of being able to close the transfer market by securing a new addition to their squad. The red-and-white team would like to be able to get one last piece that could close the chapter of arrivals. However, they have already had to say goodbye to one of the last names that had been rumored to land at the Metropolitano.

A football player wearing a Manchester City shirt on the pitch.
Nunes wanted to find a way out to get more minutes | Matheus Nunes

Matheus Nunes had been linked with Atlético Madrid in recent days after being a player with little prominence in England. The Portuguese midfielder came under the orders of Pep Guardiola with many expectations behind him. However, he has had fewer minutes than expected and it seemed that the door was open to look for another destination.

Matheus Nunes leaves Simeone

It seemed that the signing of Juan Musso would seal the Atlético de Madrid squad after a very eventful summer. The red-and-white team has had many problems with the salary limit to be able to register the latest signings made. However, Simeone himself admitted in a press conference that there could still be some option to bring in more reinforcements.

One of those who had been strongly linked with landing at the Metropolitano is Matheus Nunes , the Manchester City midfielder. The footballer has not had much of a role under Pep Guardiola , being a substitute in almost all the games. In fact, England had opened the door to a possible departure of the midfielder in the last days of the transfer market.

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Guardiola wants to keep the Portuguese | Pep Guardiola

However, it seems that there has been a radical change in his situation and Pep Guardiola has asked to keep Matheus Nunes . In this way, any option of achieving a loan is ruled out for Atlético de Madrid , having to look for other options. For the moment, the sporting management continues working on achieving some exits that would give a greater room for maneuver.

Atletico Madrid is looking for exits

There are only two days left until the end of the transfer window and there are several issues to be resolved at the club. Javi Galán should be one of those who leaves the squad in the next few hours, having several offers from Turkey . It is more complicated to get Thomas Lemar to find a new destination away from Atlético de Madrid , having already returned to training.

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De Paul will not have as much competition in the midfield | Atlético de Madrid

The sporting management wanted the French midfielder to go to a new team. However, his form in recent seasons means that not many teams are willing to take a chance on his signing. His departure would give the red-and-whites a lot of financial support, although everything seems to indicate that there is not enough time to achieve this.