Atletico Madrid appear to have dashed any chances of Arsenal or Liverpool signing Portugal winger Gelson Martins this summer after reportedly agreeing a deal to acquire the out-of-contract star.
Manolete of AS reported Atletico won the race for Martins after he was one of the high-profile stars to ask that his Sporting CP contract be terminated after a group of the club's fans attacked players at a training facility in May.
Calciomercato.com said the Gunners and the Merseysiders were both interested in free-agent Martins, 23, while Italian club Lazio were believed to have tabled a contract worth €2.