Atlético de Madrid continues to shape its squad for the exciting season that has already begun. The red-and-whites, after presenting Gallagher , Le Normand, Sorloth and Julián Alvarez, have made official the arrival of Lenglet . With his signing, it seems that the club's transfer market is over, in terms of incorporations.
However, there are still pending departures, one of them being that of Arthur Vermeerem . The young Belgian midfielder arrived halfway through last season from Antwerp and has hardly had any minutes. He has not fit in with Simeone 's philosophy and the red-and-white club has been looking for an exit for several weeks.
Matteo Moretto's latest news
Matteo Moretto has been saying for weeks that Vermeeren has received offers from Leipzig, Bayer Leverkusen and Olympique de Marseille. All three clubs were fighting for him, but the first of them is the one that has managed to secure his services. Initially, there was talk of a simple loan, so that the Belgian could get some minutes, but things seem to have changed.
Matteo Moretto and Fabrizio Romano have updated Vermeeren's situation this morning. According to both journalists, Atlético de Madrid have already fully closed the deal with Leipzig. For the moment, it is a loan, but with one condition: if certain circumstances occur, a mandatory purchase option would be activated.
It is worth remembering that Atlético de Madrid paid 20 million euros for Vermeeren just over six months ago. Although the amount that Leipzig would have to pay for his signing is not known, it will not be less than what Gil Marín paid in January.
No minutes
Vermeeren had seen since pre-season that his playing time would be completely limited this season. Pablo Barrios' explosion has overtaken the Belgian and Gallagher is a player that Simeone likes very much. On the other hand, Koke and De Paul seem totally untouchable, so the exit was the best thing for him.
A few days ago, Matteo Moretto said that he was not adapting to what Simeone was asking for, despite having tried everything. In a matter of hours his departure to Leipzig in Germany will be made official and with that a new stage will begin for him.