Transfers Atletico Madrid Substitute for Diego Costa
Following Diego Costadeparture, Atletico Madrid were forced to enter the transfer market to find a potential replacement and managed to do so while ending up signing Lyon Moussa Dembele.
Los Rojiblancos had placed too Real Sociedad striker, Willian Jose on their radar, but eventually decided to move for the French.
As MARCA reported on Thursday, Dembele was among the favorites to be replaced Cost, with the 24-year-old striker likely to join Atletico borrowed.
No mandatory call option will be included in the transaction between the two parties, and its future will depend on its performance until June.
Dembele, who is currently blocked by a broken arm, has struggled this season at Lyon for which he produced some excellent impressions in the 2019/20 campaign when he scored 16 goals in League 1.
He also won twice in the quarterfinals of the Champions League the city of Manchester to help Lyon eliminate Sky Blues and advance to the 2019/20 semifinals.
Understanding between Lyon and Atletico Madrid It has not yet been sealed, but all indications are that full agreement could be reached soon.
If confirmed, Athletes will be added a striker with different virtues than those in Luis Suarez to their team.
Dembele was expected to recover in mid-February, but Los Rojiblancos believes he can return to action in just a few weeks.
The Frenchman will try his luck abroad again after his spells Fulham and Celtic, where he began to take a look at his talent.