Rodrigo Mendoza, 20 years old, has been one of the revelations of the first part of the season in LaLiga.
He Atlético Madrid has completed the signing of Rodrigo Mendoza from Elche; According to a source informed ESPN, this happened for a figure close to 15 million euros (17.7 million dollars).
The young 20-year-old midfielder has been one of the revelations of the first part of the season in LaLiga and, according to sources, several Premier League teams like Arsenal They had it on their agenda.
A source informed ESPN that the Real Madrid also tested his signing to reinforce the second team last year but if everything goes as expected the Spaniard will end up wearing the shirt of the Atlético.
The red and white team has managed to reduce the price of the 20 million euros (23.6 million dollars) of the release clause. Mendoza in the last hours of the market and the footballer is about to seal his contract with the Atlético de Madrid. Even another source assured ESPN that the player has already arrived in the Spanish capital to close all the details of his transfer.
Likewise, the Atlético made official the Mexican Obed Vargas from the Seattle Sounders FC before the transfer market closes in Spanish LaLiga.
In addition, the mattress club also surveyed the signing of Brazilian forward Marcos Leonardo during the weekend but sources from Brazil inform ESPN that the final negotiation with Al Hilal has not prospered.
Diego Simeone’s team has been the great cheerleader of the winter transfer market in Spain after the departures of Conor Gallagher to Tottenham Hotspur, Giacomo Raspadori to Atalanta, Javi Galán to Osasuna and Carlos Martín to Rayo Vallecano.
On Sunday he already announced the signing of the Nigerian attacker Ademola Lookman transferred from Atalanta and, if nothing goes wrong, in the next few hours he will also reinforce his midfield with Mendoza and Vargas.
Very hectic hours are not expected at the end of the winter market in Spain, although there are attempts from other leagues to sign national talent. One of the latest examples, the Como offensive by Luis Milla, Getafe midfielder, according to several sources informing ESPN.
