Atlético de Madrid is very close to finalising its squad for next season. Diego Pablo Simeone, Gil Marín and company have done an important job in putting together a group of players capable of competing in all available competitions. However, there are still two important signings to be finalised: the substitute goalkeeper and a centre-back.
Both requests have names and surnames: Juan Musso and Clement Lenglet . Unless there is a surprise, both players will join Atlético de Madrid in the next few hours, thus completing the red-and-white squad. This means that David Hancko , one of Simeone's main objectives during the summer transfer market, will not be at his disposal.
This may be the only negative point that can be made against a board that has made a remarkable effort to revolutionise a squad in need of a significant change. Many reports have come to light about the negotiations between the club and Feyenoord to secure the services of the Slovakian. However, there are several details that clearly explain the reasons that have led Atlético de Madrid to definitively abandon the 26-year-old player.
This is why David Hancko will not play for Atlético
The latest news aboutClement Lenglet has come as a cold shower for those who still believed in David Hancko 's transfer to the Colchoneros. Everything points to the French centre-back being the final choice to replace Mario Hermoso next season, as he would arrive on loan without an option to buy. At this point we wonder what the factors were that prevented the Slovakian from playing at the Metropolitano from this season onwards.
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According to Marca, the signing of David Hancko by Atlético de Madrid is completely viable, but the main problem lies in registering him as a player in LaLiga . This effort is one that the club cannot afford at the moment, since to do so they would need a high-calibre exit. Something that, as expected, does not seem to be going to happen during the last days of the transfer market.
In addition, the sports daily reports that Atlético de Madrid has the necessary power to undertake the signing, but the problems with the registrations have broken everything. In fact, they comment that before Samu Omorodion left forPort o , the salary margin of the club was just over 1M€. Something that, evidently, has forced them to forget about the Slovakian player in every possible way, who will have to continue playing in the Netherlands despite his efforts to leave.
As things stand, Atlético de Madrid will not be able to count on their long-awaited centre-back during the next campaign. They will be able to do so with Clement Lenglet and Juan Musso , once their signings are made official. The same goes for Robin Le Normand, Alexander Sorloth, Julián Alvarez and Conor Gallagher , who are already under the orders of Diego Pablo Simeone.