Reportedly Marco Reus is off to Atletico Madrid. If true, we--and everyone else--missed out big time and itll be yet another great signing on Atleti's CV. But it just cant be true.
According to Spanish radio station Cadena Cope, Atletico Madrid have bid for, and are in serious negotiation with Borussia Dortmund for Marco Reus.
Cadena Cope claim that the negotiations have entered the ‘decisive moments’, with a €27m fee on the table - €17m up front, and the remaining €10m in January.
Though Dortmund have denied they’ve had any talks for their striker all summer, insisting he’s not for sale anyway, Cadena Copa claim these negotiaions with Atletico have been ongoing for some time now.
Ineed, Cadena Copa claim that Atletico have a ‘Yes’ from Reus, and now just need to convince the Dortmund chiefs, who are loath to lose yet another player to Bayern Munich, and may sell just to in order to avoid that sorry fate.
There’s been a bit of surprise that Atletico and Simeone would have the ‘cojones’ to make such an audacious bid, but they are La Liga champions after all.
But the story does have a few holes in it – just €27m for Marco ‘Rolls’ Reus? That’s less than 2 Shane Longs!
The Premier League giants have suffered a massive setback in their pursuit of Borussia Dortmund winger Marco Reus after reports in Spain claimed the coveted German international is set to move to Atletico Madrid for around £25m.
The 25-year-old offensive midfielder has long been linked with a move to the Premier League in recent months, with Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal all monitoring the talented midfielder.
Rumours about his move away from Dortmund increased in recent weeks after it was revealed that the Germans have a bargain buy-out clause of around just €25m (£20m).
Reports then said Dortmund have since desperately tried to increased his release clause and keeping him in their ranks by giving him a 30% pay rise to €6m (£4.8m) a year but after the player rejected their offer, reports in Spain claim they assumed his departure and accepted to negotiate the best deal possible.
Bayern Munich and all the Premier League giants have been linked with his services in recent weeks but according to Spanish reports the German international will finally join La Liga winners Atletico Madrid.
Prestigious radio station Cadena Cope revealed earlier this week the negotiations between Atletico and Dortmund were very advanced while now Terra has reported the deal is all but done – and may be official in the coming days.
According to the Spanish outlet, Atletico have agreed to pay €26m (£21m) plus €5m (£4m) on add-ons.
The Spanish club have eventually accepted to pay a little bit extra to his release clause in exchange for making the payment in several instalments rather than in one lump sum up front.
The La Liga winners already outbid Tottenham for French International Antoine Griezmann last month and now appear to have beated United, Liverpool and Arsenal in the battle for one of the most sought-after players around Europe.
