Balde in line for new contract at Barcelona As De Jong grows unhappy at Barcelona, Alejandro Balde is loving life at Camp Nou. He is rapidly emerging as the club's premier left-back with Jordi Alba and Marcos Alonso moving into the twilight years of their careers. A report from SPORT has revealed that Joan Laporta has met with the youngster's agent, Jorge Mendes, over an extension of his cur...Full Story »

Atletico Madrid(opens in new tab) have completed a permanent deal for loanee Antoine Griezmann, bringing his unhappy three-year spell at Barcelona(opens in new tab) to an end. He moved to the Nou Camp in a spectacular £103million deal in July 2019 but became a symbol of the club's profligacy as financial issues set in. Keen to save money by cutting the wage bill, Griezmann returned to A...Full Story »

Antoine Griezmann is close to leaving Barcelona and joining Atletico Madrid on a permanent basis. WHAT'S HAPPENING? The two sides have been renegotiating the terms of Griezmann's loan with Atletico and GOAL understands they are close to a resolution. Under the new agreement, Atletico would pay Barca €20m (£17.5m/$19.7m) plus variables for Griezmann at the end of the season. The Fre...Full Story »

The sickening puppet could be seen outside of the Wanda Metropolitano Atletico Madrid supporters have launched vile racist attacks at Vinicius Junior ahead of the Madrid derby on Sunday evening. One Atleti fan was snapped outside the Wanda Metropolitano holding a puppet depicting racial stereotypes dressed in a white shirt and a Real Madrid scarf. The fan can be seen laughing as he parades the...Full Story »

Manchester United were offered the chance to sign Atletico Madrid winger Yannick Carrasco during the summer transfer window. During the summer transfer window, Manchester United were in the market for a wide player. Towards the end of August, former Ajax winger Antony was brought to the club, reuniting with his former manager Erik ten Hag. Many players were offered to Manchester United throu...Full Story »

Barcelona plan to file a lawsuit demanding Atletico Madrid pay them €40 million for Antoine Griezmann, sources have told ESPN. Griezmann, 31, rejoined Atletico on a two-year loan in 2021 and the two clubs are in dispute over a clause which would see the deal made permanent. Sources close to the Catalan club have told ESPN that Barca believe the fact Griezmann played over 45 minutes in 30...Full Story »

Barcelona are weighing up legal action against Atletico Madrid over the fee owed for Antoine Griezmann's permanent signing. This season, Griezmann has been subbed-in in the 60th minute so as not to play the minimum number of minutes required to trigger the €40m buyout clause at the end of the season. Barca have already communicated to Atleti that with his year on loan, which was last s...Full Story »

Manchester United made a massive offer for Atletico Madrid attacker Joao Felix earlier this summer. Marca says Atletico turned down a €135m bid for Felix from United back in late July. When CEO Miguel Angel Gil Marin was informed of the offer, he didn't hesitate in turning it down even though it's more than the 127.2 million the club paid to sign Felix from Benfica back in the summer o...Full Story »

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone is eager to sign unhappy Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo. That's according to Spanish expert Guillem Balague. Balague tweeted: "Manchester United have considered the departure of #CR7 for a while, Ragnick thought getting rid of him was essential for the good of the team. "But only one club really interested but can't adjust the numbers. "[Die...Full Story »

Todibo one of several defenders on Inter's listInter are looking at Jean-Clair Todibo as a potential replacement for Milan Skriniar, reports Foot Mercato. The club has not ruled out the sale of Skriniar and are now assessing options to potentially replace him. Todibo is one, but he's still drawing interest from PSG and Chelsea, which further complicates Inter's pursuit as they also look at M...Full Story »

Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo has called a move for Cristiano Ronaldo "practically impossible" as the forward looks to force a move away from Manchester United. Ronaldo, 37, held talks at United's training ground on Tuesday -- accompanied by agent Jorge Mendes -- after missing the club's preseason tour of Thailand and Australia, citing personal reasons. ESPN reported earlier this ...Full Story »

Alvaro Morata has confirmed that he will be staying with Atletico Madrid for the duration of the 2022-23 season after the end of his loan spell at Juventus. Morata spent the last two seasons in Turin, having initially returned to Juve for a second spell in September 2020. The Spaniard scored 20 goals in Serie A during that time, but the Bianconeri decided against buying him outright and he n...Full Story »

Atletico Madrid’s Thomas Lemar reportedly wants to join Arsenal this summer and has offered his services to the Gunners.  This is according to Todofichajes, who reports that if Arsenal decides to enter into negotiations for Lemar, the Frenchman is 95% sure that his future is in North London. The player’s team has already contacted Arsenal to offer his services and have receiv...Full Story »

Atletico Madrid expect Antoine Griezmann to stay at the club next season, sources have told ESPN, despite the financial squeeze which has seen them struggling to meet their LaLiga-imposed salary cap. Reports in Spain had suggested Atletico would look to move on Griezmann this summer -- he's on a two-year loan from Barcelona which will become an obligatory purchase if he plays a set number of ...Full Story »

Atletico eye Wan-BissakaRed Devils willing to sell defender Atletico Madrid are considering a move for Manchester United full-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka, according to Todofichajes. Atletico are on the lookout for a replacement for Sime Vrsaljko, who will leave the club when his contract expires in the summer. Wan-Bissaka has been told he does not feature in the plans of incoming Man Utd boss Er...Full Story »

Gareth Bale is planning to leave Real Madrid this summer - though not the LaLiga. The Wales captain is off contract in June and won't be offered new terms by Real. A move within the LaLiga is now being considered, with El Chiringuito's Juanfe Sanz reporting: "One of his options is that of retirement, but there is a World Cup ahead and Wales has to play a phase to qualify. "Gareth Bale, as w...Full Story »

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola admitted his treble-chasing side were in “big trouble” after picking up injuries during their Champions League triumph over Atletico Madrid.A 0-0 second leg draw in a fiery clash in the Spanish capital secured a 1-0 aggregate win and sent the Premier League leaders into the semi-finals.But, just days before their FA Cup semi-final clash with titl...Full Story »

Manchester City survived a bruising encounter with Atletico Madrid to reach the Champions League semi-finals after a hard-fought goalless draw in the Spanish capital.Pep Guardiola’s side battled an intimidating atmosphere and a fired-up home side at the Wanda Metropolitano to edge a tense quarter-final courtesy of last week’s equally-draining 1-0 first-leg win.Atletico finished with ...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola hailed the brilliance of Kevin De Bruyne and Phil Foden after the pair combined to give Manchester City the edge in their Champions League tie against Atletico Madrid.Foden came off the bench to tee up De Bruyne for a 70th-minute winner in a tense and tight quarter-final first leg at the Etihad Stadium.The strike ensured City would carry a 1-0 advantage into next week’s retur...Full Story »

Kevin De Bruyne struck 20 minutes from time as Manchester City grabbed a slender advantage in their Champions League quarter-final against Atletico Madrid.The Belgian playmaker fired home from a tight angle after Phil Foden came off the bench to stunning effect in a tense and tight first leg at the Etihad Stadium.Atletico were their usual dogged, defensive selves for most of the game and frustra...Full Story »