Atletico Madrid deadline day transfer news, rumours, and updates live: latest on Matheus Nunes, Clement Lenglet and much more

Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone has hinted at more transfers as the La Liga giants reportedly look for a new midfielder to buy on loan, according to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano on X. The Rojiblancos have overseen a busy summer transfer window, signing Julian Alvarez, Conor Gallagher, Alexander Sorloth and Robin Le Normand, in addition to loanees, Clement Lenglet and Juan Musso.

Atletico manager Simeone was even quoted saying:

“There will be one more arrival.”

The capital side are looking to win their third title in La Liga under Diego Simeone and have accumulated four points from their opening two games of the campaign. They drew 2-2 to Villarreal on the opening day but recovered to beat Girona 3-0 at home on matchday two.

Atletico Madrid are reportedly exploring a move for Manchester City midfielder Matheus Nunes as the Portuguese would struggle to find minutes following the return of Ilkay Gundogan last week.

Man City are yet to receive any concrete offer for the 25-year-old but according to The Athletic, Atletico are considering a loan move for Nunes after signing Julian Alvarez from them earlier this month.

Nunes joined City from Wolves in a deal worth up to £53m deal last summer and could only manage seven starts in 17 Premier League appearances last season. He could head out the door on a temporary basis to a club where he would be guaranteed first-team football.

Barcelona defender Clement Lenglet has completed his transfer to Atletico Madrid on a season-long loan. He spent the last two seasons on loan at Tottenham and Aston Villa in the Premier League and was part of Barcelona’s pre-season tour in the United States.

The French defender was deemed surplus to Hansi Flick’s requirements and Barcelona also needed to offload a few players to register summer signing Dani Olmo.

“FC Barcelona and Atlético Madrid have reached an agreement for the loan of the French defender Clément Lenglet until 30 June 2025. There is no option of a permanent transfer,” the club statement read.

Barcelona have agreed a deal with Atletico Madrid to send centre back Clement Lenglet on loan to the Wanda Metropolitano. Lenglet is expected to extend his Barcelona contract for another year upto 2027 to make more salary space for the Blaugrana before heading to Atleti.

It is expected to be a simple loan deal with no option to buy. Atletico Madrid will pay the main part of the Frenchman’s salary. Medical tests are expected to take place on Saturday, as per transfer expert Fabrizio Romano.

As per a recent report by ‘Pete O’Rurke’, Premier League club Aston Villa has ‘made an offer’ to sign and secure the transfer of La Liga side Atletico Madrid’s forward Samu Omorodin before the transfer window shuts.

However, a ‘Daily Mail’ report does lay out that, Villa pursuing Omorodin would depend on a potential exit of Jhon Duran from the Midlands-based club. If Aston Villa’s hierarchy does manage to find a potential suitor for Jhon Duran in the next few days, then Samu Omorodin could find himself playing under Unai Emery this season.

Omorodin’s current contract with Atletico does run till June 2028. He spent last season on loan at Alaves from Atletico and scored eight goals and registered one assist in his 34 appearances for the club.

Recently a potential Premier League move to Chelsea for the 20-year-old fell through.

The 24-year-old winger has successfully completed his return to Stamford Bridge for a fee believed to be in the region of £42m plus £4.3m in add-ons. Felix has penned a six-year contract with the option of an additional year.

Felix spent the second half of the 2022/23 season on loan at Chelsea where he scored four goals in 16 Premier League appearances. He spent the last season on loan at Barcelona where he managed to score 10 goals in 44 appearances.

Felix said: “I’m really happy to be back at Chelsea and I can’t wait to get started. I can see some familiar faces from the last time I was here, which is always nice.

“I loved my time here before and I told my friends and family that I’d love to return to the Premier League one day. To do that with Chelsea is a great feeling and I’m excited to be back.”

Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher has finally completed his move to Atletico Madrid in a deal worth £34m and signed a five-year contract with Diego Simeone’s side.

His transfer looked in jeopardy after Samu Omorodion’s move to Stamford Bridge collapsed in the eleventh hour but after a week of talks, Gallagher has finally secured his move to the Spanish capital.

“To everyone at Chelsea, thank you for making my dreams come true,” Gallagher wrote on Instagram. “It’s been an absolute honour every time I put on the shirt, and it was a dream come true to captain the team on many occasions.

“I loved every moment. These memories will last forever. I appreciate all the love and support from the fans.”

The Chelsea academy graduate played in 136 Premier League games while bagging 18 goals and 13 assists in the process. Gallagher entered the final year of his contract with Chelsea and avoided losing him on a free transfer next summer.

Chelsea are set to complete the move for Atletico Madrid winger Joao Felix in a deal of approximately £45.5 million with no add-ons included in the transfer. The 24-year-old winger has completed his medical and has agreed on personal terms with the West London giants.

The Portuguese will be heading back to Stamford Bridge for his second stint as a Chelsea player, but this time on a permanent deal. Felix will sign a six-year contract with the Blues with the option of an additional year.

Last season, Felix scored four goals in 20 appearances for the West London club.

Chelsea and Atletico Madrid have agreed for the transfer of Joao Felix with Conor Gallagher as a part of the deal.

According to Fabrizio Romano, Felix is going to sign a six-year contract, that will see him stay at the club until 2030 with an option to extend for another year.

He scored four goals in 20 appearances in his previous spell at Stamford Bridge.

After a 36 million pound move seemed to have fallen through after the collapse of Samu Omordion’s deal but there is some positive news. Chelsea have reportedly agreed with Atletico Madrid for the transfer of Conor Gallagher after Joao Felix’s deal.

According to Fabrizio Romano, the deal has been finalised for a sum of around 42 million pounds.