Atlético de Madrid continue to shake up the transfer market after the arrivals of Robin Le Normand and AlexanderSorloth , and the imminent additions of Conor Gallagher and Julián Álvarez . All lines of the pitch have been reinforced after the successful work of the red-and-white board, who have also managed to get rid of players who were not in Simeone's plans . However, although it has been a great summer for the Atlético fans, there is still one area that needs strengthening: the defence.
The departures of Mario Hermoso , Stefan Savic and Gabriel Paulista force Atléticode Madrid to make the revolution that they talked so much about at the beginning of the transfer market. Something that, beyond the departures, has not been identified in the arrivals, with the Spanish-French player being the only reinforcement in defence. There is talk that Ilias Kostis could go up to the first team and follow in the footsteps of Pablo Barrios , but the club is aware that they should find someone more experienced.
David Hancko was considered DiegoPabloSimeone 's favourite to replace MarioHermoso , as they were players with very similar characteristics. However, the continuous complications and refusals that Atlético de Madrid have encountered when negotiating with Feyenoord have forced the colchoneros to have a Plan B. Thus, despite the fact that they will try to make a final offensive for the Slovakian, Rubén Uría has already confirmed the name of who could be the alternative for Hancko .
An experienced player in LaLiga
As Matteo Moretto had already announced in Relevo, Clément Lenglet is a serious option for Atlético de Madrid . This is confirmed by the well-known Spanish journalist, Rubén Uría, who firmly believes that the Frenchman will wear the red and white if they do not find a solution with David Hancko . In fact, the appearance of the red and white team would have been a 180-degree turn in the plans of the French centre-back who already had very advanced negotiations with Villarreal .
However, given the interest of Atlético de Madrid , the 29-year-old defender has apparently completely halted talks with the Yellow Submarine. In this regard, Rubén Uría has also reported that, according to the sources he has in Villarreal , the club believes that Lenglet already has an agreement with the colchoneros. Thus, everything seems to indicate that he could be closer to the Madrid club than previously thought, but only if David Hancko ends up staying at Feyenoord .
Whatever the case, the signing of the Frenchman would bring experience and immediate performance to the defence, as he has completed the pre-season with FC Barcelona and is in a position to compete. In addition, he would not need to acclimatise or adapt to La Liga , as he is already more than experienced after his time at Sevilla and the Granota team. It was there, under the command of the German Hansi Flick , where he was told that he would not be in their plans and that he would have to look for a new team during this summer.
In this way, we can only wait to see what the next moves of the club from Madrid will be to complete their defence. It will be a matter that could take a few days, since the first thing is to definitively close the signings of Gallagher and Julián Álvarez, along with the departures of Samu and Joao . Once they finish with these players, it will be the moment when Atlético de Madrid will definitively launch itself for David Hancko or Clément Lenglet .