Matteo Moretto Transfer Column: Samu Omorodion, Julian Alvarez, Aymeric Laporte, Conor Gallagher

Matteo Moretto gives Football España exclusive information on the latest business dominating the newspapers in Spain, as revealed in Daily Briefing by Fabrizio Romano.

Obviously this only happened last night Scamacca took the woundthat is likely to keep him out for a long time, but I can say that they have already received numerous offers of players to replace him.

There are many possibilities and options, but now, there is no forward that is ahead of any other, because they are still working on how to approach the problem.

One player, and this is an uninformed suggestion, that could work well is Copenhagen striker Orri Oskarsson. The 19-year-old striker has just signed a new deal, so signing him could be difficult, but he is a player who has attracted the interest of Girona among others. Girona has not yet made much progress, Copenhagen is asking for 20 million euros, but Oskarsson would be more of a game at his age, while Scamacca is an Italian international during his peak years.

Now Naples continues to demand a very high fee for the striker Victor Osimhen, but it will not be easy to keep him. He needs to find a place he wants to be for the coming season, and like Osimhen he doesn't want to leave for a team where he ends up losing money compared to what he earns now. It could be that he ends up staying in Napoli without playing for a year, so it's a delicate topic.

At the moment, a move from Paris Saint-Germain is cold, Chelsea are focused on Samu Omorodion rather than Osimhen, and there are no offers from Saudi Arabia. The whole thing is in the moment, in part Osimhen will not leave for a contract that is not as good as the one he has. I would still say that there is more of a chance that he leaves, but he still has to find a way out.

The big change from a month ago when it seemed that the talks were quiet is that Atletico Madrid went after Conor Gallagher, said yes to the move, and during the talks for Gallagher, Chelsea asked again about Samu Omorodion. They need a big offer to let Omorodion out the door.

The two deals are separate, but to some extent linked, and Atletico will go for Julian Alvarez with the money from an Omorodion deal if it happens, it should be resolved as soon as possible. They are trying to tie up the Gallagher-Omorodion deal definitively – Gallagher has already verbally agreed – to go after Alvarez, who are pushing themselves.

I can confirm that there are negotiations for Julian Alvarez ongoing between Atletico Madrid and Manchester City. In this scenario, there is one club, Atletico Madrid, that pushes very hard for a transfer, and another, Manchester City, does not make it easy for them, since they ask for a lot of money.

Atletico are doing the numbers and trying to make them work so that they can do a deal, but it remains to be seen if Atletico can sign an agreement on personal terms with Alvarez, because he has a very high salary at City. So Los Rojiblancos will have to make a big effort to close that deal and reach the figures that Alvarez is asking for.

There are ongoing discussions between all parties, a move is on the table, and the coming days will be interesting, but we will have to see if Atlético can make an agreement.

It is also worth noting that Alvarez would prioritize moving to Atletico or staying in the Premier League to go to PSG, but Alvarez has options, and PSG continues to be one of them. An option that is on the table, but they do not move with the same decision as Atletico.

Atletico Madrid are looking for a second central defender to come after Robin Le Normand, and a move for David Hancko is on hold, as we explained on Friday. I can confirm that Al-Nassr and the Spanish defender Aymeric Laporte is a player that Atletico have requested, and remains on their list.

Laporte, for his part, will lower his salary significantly to return to Spain, but right now Atletico are focused on the midfield and on a striker, so we have to wait and see if he moves for Laporte. I would say that there are still conversations to be had before a move materializes, but there is a chance, and it can be reduced to if Laporte applies pressure to Al-Nassr to let him go.

Matteo Moretto will be back with more transfer news in the coming days, providing exclusive information on the biggest stories in Spain and Italy.