Atletico received a huge blow when Roma “stole” them Artem Dovbyk “in a photo finish”, although La Liga’s top scorer was on the verge of moving to Madrid. Once Los Colchoneros realized the Ukrainian was gone, they turned to a man who scored only one goal less in La Liga last season – Alexander Sorloth. I mean to fight this war, and win it. 🐉🖤 pic.twitter.com/tFuFKkRufG— Atlético de Madrid (@atletienglish) August 3, 2024 The negotiations with Villareal were finished quickly, and Atletico didn’t hesitate to splash out 38 million euros (3 million more than they would’ve paid for Dovbyk), activating the player’s release clause. The Yellow Submarine will get 32 million immediately, while the remaining 6 million will be in the form of add-ons.In total, Atletico have spent 66.5 million euros so far on the Norwegian and Robin Le Normand, who are supposed to replace Alvaro Morata and Stefan Savic. Thus, Sorloth became Atletico’s most expensive reinforcement ever since Joao Felix, who moved to Madrid from Benfica in 2019 for 127.2 million euros.Far from a smooth farewell: the Blues accept Atletico’s 40,000,000 for GallagherSorloth, who made his first senior football steps in his homeland’s giants Rosenborg, signed a four-year contract with Atletico. Apart from the Norwegian side, the 28-year-old played for Groningen, Midtjylland, Crystal Palace, and Gent before joining Trabzon, where he exploded in the 2019/2020 season, scoring 24 goals in the Turkish Super Lig.The move to RB Leipzig didn’t bring Sorloth the progress he had expected, but his arrival in Spain turned out to be a perfect choice. In the season before last, he netted 12 times for Real Sociedad and then 23 for Villareal in the previous one. Those fantastic performances at Yellow Submarine recommended him to Diego Simeone.##NAJAVA_MECA_8251692##
