Matteo Moretto gives Football España exclusive information on the latest offers dominating the newspapers in Spain, as revealed in Daily Briefing by Fabrizio Romano.
The AC Milan striker was about to switch to Saudi Arabia
After missing out on Joshua Zirkzee earlier in the summer, and with Olivier Giroud leaving for Los Angeles, AC Milan needed a striker who could lead the line this summer, and they went out and got Alvaro Morata. That seemed like an impossible deal at one point though.
Morata was very much on his way to Saudi Arabia. He was on the verge of moving to Al-Qadsiah, where Nacho Fernandez and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang now play, and Morata had almost agreed to go. The two clubs are about to send the documents to be reviewed and signed, but at the last moment, Morata postponed the move.
The Sporting Director of Atletico Madrid insisted on the signing of Conor Gallagher
Conor Gallagher is undoubtedly one of the signings that caused the most impact in the League. He provides the lungs in the midfield for Atletico Madrid, a footballer who makes a difference for the quantity and quality of his games. It is true that Atletico had a list of midfielders in the summer, but Conor Gallagher has always been one of the favorites of Cholo Simeone and Andrea Berta.
The sporting director insisted a lot to have him at Atletico, and he never gave up, even then Gallagher He deliberated on the move and stalled the talks. Gallagher was considered the perfect purchase for the midfield to give him a jump in quality, and complete his options in the position. He was never close to joining an English team, despite rumors linking him to Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur. Atleti was the club that pushed the most, knowing that Chelsea did not want to continue in another Premier League team.
Celta Vigo will hang on to a Barcelona-linked defender in January if they can
Celta Vigo does not want to be stolen from Oscar Mingueza this season, and will do everything possible to ensure that he does not move from Galicia in January. However, the player is doing very well and there are already several clubs interested in him, some willing to pay the 20 million euros of his release clause.
There has been a lot of noise and talk about Mingueza since he was called up to the Spanish national team by Luis de la Fuente, which is not unusual, but it is a big contrast to even a month or two ago. An important thing to note is that Barcelona could sign him for 10 million euros, since they have a 50% sell-out clause, but they wanted to spend less. Mingueza was also wanted by Roma in the summer, but they never made a concrete written offer for him.
