Atletico gets closer to Molina as successful negotiations goes on
Atletico was fortunate enough to have Kieran Trippier on their roster, widely regarded as one of the league's top right-backs. However, as well as a player transfer to Newcastle United in January, the Diego Simeone side got short on the post as injuries cost them La Liga trophy last season.
has been on the hunt for a right-back since last summer as Kieran Trippier left to play his country for Newcastle United. Nahuel Molina appeared as a perfect candidate to replace the English fullback as
Marcareports Atletico Madrid is closing in on the signing of Nahuel Molina from Udinese. Molina, an Argentina regular at the age of 24, played 37 games for Udinese in the Serie A last year and contributed 8 goals and 5 assists.
The outlet reports that people close to the deal believe it will be done soon as it’s understood they made significant progress in talks with Udinese yesterday afternoon.
However, the asking price may be the deal-breaker for the La Liga side as Molina is under contract with Udinese until 2026, and the club is demanding €30 million to release him. Molina would require the club to spend a large portion of its transfer budget.
It’s earlier been reported that
Barcelonawas also interested in signing the Argentine. Since arriving in he’s contributed ten goals and ten assists for Udinese in the 68 appearances he’s made across all competitions.
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