Atletico Madrid It is said that they did not want to pay the transfer price of Borussia Dortmund for the striker Niclas Fullkrug.
Los Rojiblancos are looking to bring a new breakthrough in the next few weeks after the start summer exits of Alvaro Morata and Memphis Depay.
The club originally wanted to source a domestically based target, but they failed in their first attempt, with Girona star Artem Dovbyk joining AS Roma.
According to the latest update from AS Diary, Fullkrug is now closing in on a move to Premier League side West Ham Unitedwith Atletico Madrid opting against paying €30m for him.
This figure was not seen as value for money for a 31-year-old, but the club is ready to invest 35 million euros in an alternative target.
With the winner of the Pichichi Trophy 2023/24, Dovbyk, moves to Italy, The second highest scorer of last season, Alexander Sorloth, has now completed a move to the Spanish capital.
Villarreal they have accepted the offer and the Norwegian international will have to complete a medical in the coming days.
