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Atletico Madrid have reached an settlement with Royal Antwerp for the switch of midfield expertise and reported Manchester United goal Arthur Vermeeren.
It’s understood that Vermeeren was one of the names on United’s radar for potential midfield reinforcements.
Courtesy of constructing headlines in his native Belgium, he not solely attracted the curiosity of United but additionally different European elites like Arsenal and Barcelona.
Vermeeren previously opened up about his future and indicated that he would solely transfer to a membership the place “the puzzle should match collectively”
Fabrizio Romano recently confirmed ideas that Atletico had joined the race for Vermereen and had gone a step additional by making an strategy to Antwerp for the participant.
The Italian journalist relayed that Diego Simeone’s facet requested to be stored abreast of Vermereen’s switch availability and any potential modifications to his state of affairs at The Bosuilstadion.
According to Niels Poissonnier of Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws, Atletico and Antwerp have reached an settlement over a transfer for the United goal.
Poissonnier famous that the deal to take the 18-year-old to the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium is regarded as value round €27m.
This was seemingly confirmed by Romano who wrote on X (previously Twitter), “Atlético Madrid have reached verbal settlement with Antwerp to signal Belgian prime expertise Arthur Vermeeren!”
“After preliminary €15m package deal provided as revealed final week…bid in extra of €25m despatched as we speak.”
“Remaining particulars then Vermeeren will be part of Atléti now, January.”
🚨⚪️🔴 Atlético Madrid have reached verbal settlement with Antwerp to signal Belgian prime expertise Arthur Vermeeren!
After preliminary €15m package deal provided as revealed final week…
…bid in extra of €25m despatched as we speak.
Remaining particulars then Vermeeren will be part of Atléti now, January. 🇧🇪
⏳⌛️ pic.twitter.com/IUdEWJmb6D
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 23, 2024
Vermeeren’s contract with Antwerp was set to run out in 2026. It seems that United must look elsewhere as they’ve been crushed to a participant, whose enjoying type has been likened to Barcelona’s Frenkie de Jong.
