In line to recruit Ayyoub Bouaddi (LOSC), a European giant would also be well placed to recover Leonardo Balerdi (OM) in the transfer window.
Atlético Madrid is preparing a monumental double blow in the transfer window. Ayyoub Bouaddi on one side, Leonardo Balerdi on the other… For 48 hours, the Moroccan’s name has panicked Europe and Fichajes dropped a bomb: Atlético would be ready to pay 50 million euros to afford the nugget of LOSC this winter. A totally crazy sum for an 18-year-old player, but which would sweep away the competition from PSG and illustrate the newfound ambition of the Madrid club since the arrival of the Apollo Sports Capital fund. Diego Simeone wants fresh blood, talent, speed… Bouaddi ticks all the boxes.
Apollo Sports Capital made Atlético very rich
But perhaps the most incredible thing remains what is happening in parallel. Because, always according to Transfersthe Colchoneros would not stop there. The other target is Balerdi, captain of OM, real defensive boss for more than a year under the orders of Roberto De Zerbi. The Argentinian, already followed for several months, would this time be at the heart of a file deemed a priority to strengthen the central hinge. The plan is clear: rebuild a solid defense around a player capable of immediately bringing power, aggressiveness and reliability.
A double blow to €100 million at the Mercato?
Balerdi, author of more than 170 matches with OM, ticks all the boxes. A hit worth almost 100 million euros in total? Not impossible. A real madness? No doubt. A crazy thing in the making? Totally. If all this is confirmed in the coming weeks, Atlético could sign the most spectacular double move of this transfer window. And in passing, offer a huge boost to Ligue 1, which would see two of its talents fly to Spain.
