This season, Atletico Madrid, who aims to defend la Liga title, slipped to the fourth position. The Sheets have changed their goal of starting the season to four, which has disappointed Atletico. According to The Repubblica, Atletico has planned to continue to strengthen the squad this summer in order to make a comeback next season.
The centre forward position is the focus of Atletico's reinforcement: Felix's performance is not stable enough given that the 35-year-old Suarez will leave after his contract expires this summer, and Griezmann is already 30+; and Cunha, who was introduced last summer, has not yet fully integrated into the team. Manager Simeone has asked the club to bring in Inter striker Lautaro to strengthen the front. In order to get the Argentine compatriot, Simeone even proposed that Atletico's top brass sacrifice some of the economic benefits, after all, Inter's asking price for Lautaro is at least 60 million euros. In addition, two strikers also from Argentina: Di Maria and Dybala, are also very concerned about Atletico, and their contracts expire this summer.
In midfield, Atletico most want to waive Barcelona midfielder Roberto, the Spanish all-rounder who can fill the team's vacancy at right-back and has yet to sign his new contract with Barca. Another big target for Atletico comes from Marseille back Kamala, the 22-year-old has made 36 appearances this season to contribute one goal, can play defensive midfielders, centre-backs and even cameo full-backs; Simeone believes Camara can make himself more comfortable with platooning. Juventus are also eyeing Kamala's contract this summer, but the player's future seems more likely to be in La Liga.
The backline is no less important than the front line, and with Felipe's contract extension not going well and possibly leaving the team this summer, coupled with the fact that Wu Lei's former teammate Hermoso made more mistakes and Savage was injured more, Simeone decided to find a reliable partner for Gimenez. Atletico's Tapsoba from Bayer Leverkusen is a target, with the 23-year-old reaching 194cm tall and worth 40 million euros. It is reported that atletico management is very optimistic about the future of this player from Burkina Faso.