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Fabrizio Romano confirms the 180-degree turn with one of Simeone's demands

The Argentine coach of Atlético de Madrid will once again be left without one of his greatest wishes in the transfer market

The transfer market is just a day and a half away from its conclusion, so many European giants are speeding up to finalise their teams. Atlético de Madrid , as expected, is one of those clubs that could still add another player to its squad before the market closes. Despite the words of its president, Enrique Cerezo , the truth is that it cannot be 100% ruled out that there will not be any new signings before 23:59.

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Sofyan Amrabat appeared again on Atlético's agenda | Google Imagenes

One of the pretensions of the colchonero team was linked to its midfield, with Atlético interested in a midfielder longed for by Simeone . The player in question is Sofyan Amrabat , who had already been linked to Atlético de Madrid in previous markets and who again seems to be moving away. Being in the orbit of Turkey , very close to signing, Amrabat will continue to be one of Diego Pablo Simeone 's frustrated dreams.

Türkiye goes for Amrabat

Fenerbahce seems to be the Moroccan's choice for his next destination this season. The Turks have opted for one of the sensations of the last World Cup and the Moroccan midfielder is in favour of the move happening. Once again, it seems that Atlético de Madrid will have to see Amrabat leave for another team, as already happened with Fiorentina and Manchester United .

The Moroccan footballer has been under surveillance by the Colchoneros since the end of the aforementioned World Cup in 2022. Simeone and his staff fell in love with him and his incredible qualities, immediately putting him on their list of demands. In the absence of official confirmation of the move, Amrabat will once again escape from an Atléticode Madrid side whose last two trading days are a complete and huge unknown.

The final stretch of the Atlético market

Image of Javi Galán in training with Atlético de Madrid
Uncertainty over the future of Javi Galán and Thomas Lemar | Europa Press

The Colchoneros have brought in up to six new players to defend the red and white jersey this season. Even so, Atlético could consider bringing in some more reinforcements for their busy midfield. If this happens, the departure of players such as Javi Galán or Thomas Lemar , who are looking for a team, should be mandatory.

Let out before entering

In order to sign other players, the red-and-whites must first get rid of the discards in their squad. Both Galán and Lemar know that their future lies far from Madrid , so they assume that their departure from the team is imminent. Pending the final hours of the transfer window, many situations remain up in the air until the end.