Press reports revealed that Atletico Madrid is close to snatching a strong deal from Barcelona in the upcoming transfer period.
Atletico Madrid wants to take advantage of the Catalan team’s financial crisis by attacking the player that Barcelona has been monitoring for a while in order to sign him as soon as possible.
Barcelona and Atletico Madrid want to sign the talented Belgian Arthur Vermeeren, the Belgian Royal Antwerp midfielder, whom Barcelona faced in the Champions League in the group stage this year.
According to what was reported from the Spanish newspaper “Mundo Deportivo”, Barcelona offered Royal Antwerp 12 million euros, but the offer did not meet the aspirations of Belgian club officials.
The newspaper explained that Atletico Madrid is ready to pay 25 million euros, an offer that is considered double Barcelona’s offer, in order to win the player’s services.
The newspaper indicated that the player will be in Madrid tomorrow in order to finalize all the details and sign the contract with the Atletico Madrid team.