As posted weeks back Villarreal 21 year old Argentinian Forward Luciano Vietto is a main target of Atletico de Madrid. Villarreal has set the price at 20M€ which is exactly is contract release clause & there is no negotiation.
At. Madrid however has stiff competition, concretely from English Premier League Clubs Liverpool FC & Arsenal. Both are willing to pay the 20M€, thus the final decision will be the players. Villarreal is attempting to renegotiate with Vietto his current contract but everything indicates that the young Argentine International wishes to move elsewhere.
However, Football is full of sudden turns & Atletico de Madrid has alternative options in case Vietto falls. The latest is that two other names are in mind just in case: Icardi (Inter Milan) & Jonathas (Elche). Plus a third name has suddenly appeared in that last hours that may surprise some, Carlos Tevez of Juventus FC.
Lastly, Chelsea FC & ex-Atletico forward Diego Costa has offered himself to return, even with a wage cut. The Spanish international is not at all happy in London & desires a return. This may be current, but one seriously doubts that Chelsea will allow the player to return.
The current Atletico de Madrid forward Mandzukic is said to not continue next season, with Clubs like AC Milan & Wolfsburg knocking on the Atletico door to get the services of the Croatian forward.
Stay tuned!
Luciano Vietto is exploding this season in Spanish Football. The 21 year old Argentine forward with Villarreal is scoring goals & has become an important piece in his teams set-up. The youngsters 2ยบ half performance against Real Madrid last Sunday caught the eye of Club Directives, so much so, that the players agent Jorge Cysterpiller has gone public saying that Real Madrid likes his player.
The youngster has a contract release clause of 10M€, relatively accessible for the big Clubs like Real which is combing the market for a player to complement-substitute Karim Benzema. The current player doing this at Madrid, "Chicharito", is not up to the standards desired by the technical team. Vietto may enter the profile that is desired.
However, Real Madrid is not the only Club following Vietto. From England news comes that Liverpool FC is very keen on the young Argentine & could be a serious competitor in a "signing war"
Staying at Real Madrid news from England hints that Liverpool FC has Asier Illaramendi in its agenda for next season. The young midfielder has lost the confidence of Coach Ancelotti in favour of new signing Lucas Silva & may have the door open to find new opportunities.
In both cases very early days still & both are just speculation. Will be interesting to keep an eye on developments in the coming months.
