With Real Madrid having already splashed big sums of money in this transfer window, and with Barcelona expected to do plenty of business, Atletico Madrid must also step up in the market in order to challenge for both domestic and continental trophies next season.
Atleti, on top of the spending of Barca and Real Madrid, are in need of new players because, well, most of their players have already left. Diego Godin, Juanfran and Lucas Hernandez are just some of the players to have moved elsewhere.
Due to the aforementioned, Atletico Madrid are willing to match Espanyol’s £40m release clause for Mario Hermoso and avoid any delay in bringing the player to the Spanish capital, as reported by Cadena Cope.