Atletico Madrid will look again to sign another central midfielder next summer, according to the latest in Spain. Los Colchoneros signed the 18-year wonderkid Arthur Vermeeren from Royal Antwerp in January, but will look at the situation again in several months.
Captain Koke Resurreccion has not yet signed a contract renewal, which will have an impact one way or another according to Matteo Moretto. He informed The Daily Briefing that they will seek to bring another option anyway.
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Feyenoord midfielder Mats Wieffer admitted during the week that he would be open to a move to the Metropolitan in the summer, and Moretto says it is still on the agenda. Also on their mind is Celtic midfielder Matt O'Riley, who had a loan-to-buy bid rejected in January. Both also have interest from England, and Los Rojiblancos will have to compete for their signatures.
With Koke, Rodrigo de Paul, Pablo Barrios, Vermeeren, Marcos Llorente, Saul Niguez and eventually Thomas Lemar competing for places, one of their problems convincing Wieffer or O'Riley may be the competition for places. It's already the most difficult position for Diego Simeone to start in, and that's before Vermeeren settles in, although they could look to move one or two of those names in the summer as well.
