Leicester Metropolis centre-back Caglar Soyuncu is in superior talks over a transfer to Atletico Madrid, 90min understands.
The 26-year-old has fallen out of favour at Leicester Metropolis in current occasions, making only one Premier League appearances throughout the 2022/23 marketing campaign. The dearth of recreation time has been a outcome of some seasons of underperformances on the membership.
Soyuncu burst onto the scene with some excellent shows throughout the 2019/20 season, profitable Turkish Footballer of the Yr, incomes a spot within the PFA Crew of the Yr and establishing himself as probably the greatest younger defenders in Europe. Since then, his efficiency ranges have dipped considerably and he’s now within the closing six months of his contract.
90min understands that La Liga giants Atletico Madrid are his almost certainly vacation spot because the membership are at the moment in superior negotiations with the participant’s representatives over a pre-contract settlement. They might additionally push to finish a cope with Leicester this month if talks go properly.
In addition to signing Soyuncu, Diego Simeone’s facet are eager to let just a few defenders go away this January too. Veteran centre-back Felipe is of curiosity to struggling Wolves this January, with the membership in dire want of a pacesetter on the again following Conor Coady’s transfer to Everton on mortgage in the summertime, whereas Mario Hermoso can be out there having performed simply 4 La Liga video games to this point this season.
Atleti at the moment sit in fourth place in La Liga however are a whopping 11 factors behind joint league leaders Actual Madrid and Barcelona after 15 video games.
