With the signing of Conor Gallagher still unresolved, Atlético de Madrid are looking for alternatives in case it does not come to fruition. N'Golo Kanté was the first to be mentioned, however Al-Ittihad made a strong statement And just to be quick about it: it's not for sale. Meanwhile, fans are on fire on Twitter (X) with the hashtag #GallagherRojiblanco , and once the candy is in their mouths, no one wants to be left without tasting it.
It is striking that some media have positioned Kanté as Gallagher's replacement at Atlético de Madrid. Two completely different players , the Frenchman being more positional and defensive while the Englishman is a lung that goes up and down continuously.
Now, the latest news that has come out, in this case through Fichajes.com , is the possibility of the Moroccan Sofyan Amrabat arriving to the red-and-white midfield . According to this same website, the Moroccan midfielder would have been offered by Fiorentina, the club that has his rights, to the colchoneros after the interest shown last season.
Manchester United doesn't want him
After an exceptional Qatar 2022 World Cup , with his country being the revelation of the tournament, the Dutch-born midfielder signed for the Red Devils. Hoping to be a leap forward that he could tackle wonderfully, the reality was different.
With Casemiro in the team, that position was covered and when both of them played, Manchester United were very flat. Since Sir Alex Ferguson left, it is a chaotic club where few things go right. Therefore, Sofyan Amrabat was one of those who suffered from an unbalanced team with problems to resolve like those of Anthony or Jadon Sancho.
All of this has caused the Red Devils ' sporting management to not want to exercise the purchase option and the Italian club is looking for an exit for him to another team. With a contract until 2025, Fiorentina is looking for an exit to get some profit from his sale and another club that has been mentioned has been Thiago Motta's Juventus.
Conor Gallagher + a pivot, the ideal
This would be the key to finally shoring up the red-and-white midfield. The board is aware that two reinforcements are needed and the English midfielder would not be the pivot so longed for by Diego Pablo Simeone. When Kanté was mentioned, they said that he could come with Gallagher, so it would not be strange if they signed both the Moroccan and the Englishman.
If we look at Sofyan Amrabat's heat map, we see that he moves around an area that Atlético de Madrid do not have covered. With Axel Witsel more focused on the central position, Koke needing to distribute his minutes and Arthur Vermeeren still somewhat green, the colchoneros need that figure in the middle.
