Diego Simeone has admitted that he wanted to bring Lionel Messi to Atletico Madrid this summer, saying he called Luis Suarez to ask if a deal was possible. Messi became a free agent when his Barcelona contract expired on June 30, and planned to stay until the club announced that financial problems would prevent them from registering a new, agreed deal. The 34-year-old eventually signed for P...Full Story »

Atletico Madrid are keeping tabs on Timo Werner ahead of a possible move next summer, according to reports. The Germany international joined Chelsea last summer but had a mixed debut season at the club. The forward arrived at Stamford Bridge with a fine goalscoring record from his time in the Bundesliga, but he found the back of the net just 12 times in 52 appearances in all competitions. W...Full Story »

Athletic Bilbao coach Marcelino is under consideration at Barcelona to replace Ronald Koeman. That's according to Okdiario's chief football pundit Eduardo Inda, while speaking on El Chiringuito. "Candidate A is Xavi Hernández, but there is someone covered. It would be for next season because he has a current contract with his current club," Inda declared. "The cover is Marcelino Garc&#...Full Story »

Atletico Madrid are eyeing Arsenal starlet Bukayo Saka. La Razon says Atletico Madrid are keen on the young winger. It is claimed that Diego Simeone is looking to bolster his midfield with Saul Niguez's loan move to Chelsea possibly becoming permanent next summer. The La Liga champions approved a deadline day switch for Saul so they could bring back Antoine Griezmann from Barcelona on loan ...Full Story »

Bukayo Saka has become a key man for Mikel Arteta at Arsenal, but reports in Spain are linking him with a move to Atletico Madrid next summer thanks to a possible Chelsea transfer Atletico Madrid are reportedly considering a move for Arsenal star Bukayo Saka next summer. Saka has become one of the leading players in the Premier League with his fine form for the Gunners, as well as impressing f...Full Story »

The forward is desperate for a league title with the Rojiblancos but has so far failed to recapture the form he showed during his first spell there You can’t go home again, or so they say, and Antoine Griezmann is finding it out first hand. Atletico Madrid swooped to bring the French forward back to the Wanda Metropolitano on transfer deadline day from Barcelona, but both club and play...Full Story »

Barcelona have reportedly joined Atletico Madrid in the hunt to sign Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette in a cut-price deal in January. The French forward's current contract is expiring at the end of the season, allowing foreign clubs to agree a pre-contract deal with him from January 1. In order to avoid losing Lacazette for nothing, Mikel Arteta is understood to be prepared to let him leave...Full Story »

Some Atletico Madrid fans remain unhappy that Antoine Griezmann has returned to the club, with one going as far as to ask Joao Felix to injure his new teammate. The Portuguese forward greeted some of the Atletico supporters as he left the club's training ground, but one fan made a horrible request to the youngster. "Joao, injure Griezmann, as if you didn't want to," the fan said to Joao Feli...Full Story »

French forward was reintroduced as an Atletico Madrid player on Wednesday morning Griezmann Just hours after he scored a brace against Finland to bring to an end France's winless run, Antoine Griezmann was unveiled as an Atletico Madrid player for the second time, and he made clear he hopes to rediscover the nice relationship he had with the club's fans. Whether that will happen immediately ...Full Story »

Madrid were tracking Camavinga for three yearsReal Madrid had been monitoring Eduardo Camavinga for three years before sgning him this week, according to Marca. Camavinga initially appeared on Madrid's radar after shining for Rennes in a youth tournament in 2018. The 18-year-old joined Madrid this week from Rennes in a €40 million (£34m/$47m) move. Man City offer to nearly quadru...Full Story »

The France international has sealed a surprise homecoming to the Wanda Metropolitano two years on from an acrimonious exit Antoine Griezmann has made a shock return to Atletico Madrid after the Rojiblancos completed a season-long loan move for the Barcelona forward with a mandatory €40 million (£34m/$47m) option to buy. The France international has sealed a surprise homecoming to ...Full Story »

The last-ditch attempt to add attacking reinforcements underlines the Catalan club's difficult market position Atletico Madrid have rejected a loan bid from Barcelona for forward Joao Felix, Goal understands, and have refused to enter negotiations on the eve of the transfer deadline. The offer was made through agent Jorge Mendes, with the Blaugrana expressing enormous interest in a player th...Full Story »

Atletico Madrid are eyeing PSG midfielder Pablo Sarabia. Sarabia is being viewed by Atletico as a replacement for Saul Niguez. PSG need to lighten their squad due to an influx of new players this summer, so they are open to loaning out players that will be more on the fringes this season, such as Sarabia. Marca says with not long left in the current transfer window, however, time could be a...Full Story »

Dutchman's goal enough to avoid defeat against Athletic Club Memphis Depay celebrates his goal AP Memphis Depay scored a second half goal to help Barcelona rally to earn a 1-1 draw with Athletic Club on Saturday night at the Estadio San Mames in Bilbao. For stretches of the encounter Barcelona looked out of sorts, but they regrouped nicely in the second half to pull level through Depay after ...Full Story »

Chelsea are in talks to sign Saul Niguez on loan from Atletico Madrid, CaughtOffside understands. Saul has been an influential figure at the Wanda Metropolitano under Diego Simeone, with the nine-year contract he signed back in 2017 testament to the commitment all parties had to each other. However, the landscape has changed this summer, with Saul’s representatives working en masse in or...Full Story »

It has been a good summer for Rafa Mir. The forward has impressed in each of his outings at the Olympic Games in Tokyo and his performances culminated in a hat-trick from the bench as La Roja booked their place in the semi-finals by beating Ivory Coast last time out. Immediately after coming on, Rafa Mir scored a stoppage time equaliser to force extra time, before scoring twice in the additio...Full Story »

Grealish set for meeting with Man City Jack Grealish has rushed back from holiday to talk terms with Man City, according to The Daily Star. The Aston Villa ace is poised to make a £100 million ($139m) move to the Premier League champions. Bayern bullish on Goretzka future Bayern Munich boss Julian Nagelsmann is hopeful that Leon Goretzka will sign a new deal, despite interest from Man...Full Story »

Agents for Atletico Madrid midfielder Saul Niguez are due in England today for talks with Manchester United. The Mirror says Saul hopes to have his summer move to England sorted this week — with United and Liverpool in pole position for his signature. Representatives of the 26-year-old have been given the blessing of Atletico Madrid bigwigs to negotiate a move for their man. And they ...Full Story »

Antoine Griezmann during a training session with Barcelona.Barcelona know that turning what has largely been a promising summer into a successful one rests on significantly reducing their wage bill, which means finalising the sale of Antoine Griezmann. The French forward has failed to live up to expectations since arriving at the Camp Nou in the summer of 2019, and Barcelona have made no secr...Full Story »

Amajor brawl broke out following Tuesday night's Copa Libertadores match between Atletico Mineiro and Boca Juniors, which ended with the Brazilian side progressing on penalties after a controversially disallowed Boca Juniors goal. After the match, some Boca Juniors players made for the Atletico Mineiro dressing room and police reacted by spraying tear gas. This produced images in which variou...Full Story »