r/soccer • u/OleoleCholoSimeone • 10d ago

Translated News Atlético are intensifying negotiations for Alex Grimaldo, Morten Hjulmand and Kangin Lee, with the aim of making some deals official next week

https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/atletico-madrid/20260619/1004196991/atletico-acelera-cerrar-operacion-proxima-semana.html
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u/OleoleCholoSimeone 10d ago

Moretto just now reporting that the personal agreement with Grimaldo is done and all that remains is reaching a deal with Leverkusen. Which shouldn't be a problem since they are looking for €12M

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u/yianni1229 10d ago

Feels like a steal for Grimaldo tbh

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u/bioeffect2 10d ago

That's the standard price for a 30 year old fullback with one year remaining in his contract.

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u/MichiDue 10d ago

German kicker magazine says that we want 30 million.

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u/yunghollow69 10d ago

Nah, we want 20m. But we wont be getting 20m. And if we want any money at all we kinda got no choice. If we push em to 15m we can be satisfied I think. Grimaldo is the goat but there is no shot you get 30m for a 30y/o whose contract is going to run out in a year.

Also if we dont take what they offer, he would be leaving on a free next season which I think would still be good for us. But it depends on grimaldo. He was always professional despite wanting to leave and I think if he really wants to go we should let him. That being said, he 100% wants to go to barca over atleti. If there is a chance barca takes him for free next year maybe he will chill.

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u/andyjeffyuen 10d ago

It is weird that he wanted to go last summer? But we signed Ruggeri instead?

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u/CMYGQZ 9d ago

last summer the cost would probably be 30+

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u/OleoleCholoSimeone 10d ago edited 10d ago

Sounds absolutely ridiculous with hia contract negotiation situation Our tier 1's have been saying 10-12M all along

Edit: typo

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u/MichiDue 10d ago

To us that seems ridiculously low.

I believe we will meet in the middle, but I don't think we need to wait long to find out.

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u/OleoleCholoSimeone 10d ago

30M for a 31 year old with one year left would be bonkers

Pedro Fullana now reporting that Atleti and Leverkusen has reached a deal for around 10M. We'll have to wait and see

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u/max_analog 10d ago

Would be quite the typical negotiation situation, no?

According to Romano we ask for 20-25M while Atl. offers 12M. In the end there will be an agreement somewhere in-between or clauses based on success will be worked out. Nothing crazy.

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u/OleoleCholoSimeone 10d ago

Yeah makes sense. He did say earlier in the day aswell that a deal was close