Arya News - Atletico Madrid are in store for another busy summer, with their intention being to address a number of positions in Diego Simeone’s squad. Defence will be particularly focused on – more specifica...
Grimaldo has had an excellent couple of seasons at Bayer Leverkusen, but now could be the time that he moves on to another challenge – especially with Xabi Alonso already leaving the Bundesliga side. Atleti are said to be studying his situation, and according to the report, they have been made aware that a deal would cost in excess of €30m.
Grimaldo has further suitors in La Liga
Grimaldo recently admitted that he would be open to returning to Spain , which does give Atleti hope. However, the 29-year-old is also said to have attracted interest from Real Madrid and Barcelona, which makes things more difficult for Los Colchoneros.
It remains to be seen whether Atleti do make a move for Grimaldo. It will be tough for a deal to be affordable given that they are already looking at big-money deals for Cristian Romero and Alex Baena, both of whom are high on their shortlist. However, funds could be raised from sales, with the likes of Angel Correa, Samuel Lino and Rodrigo Riquelme having been touted to depart the RiyadhAir Metropolirano during the summer transfer window.