After Rodrigo De Paul officially joined Lionel Messi at Inter Miami, he left a significant gap in Atletico Madrid‘s midfield. With him gone, Atletico are already moving to reinforce their squad with another Argentina star.

According to ESPN, the club is in advanced talks with Juventus over winger Nicolas Gonzalez, another Argentine international. Reports suggest that discussions progressed last week, but the deal is still contingent on Atletico selling a player to balance their books.

Journalist Gaston Edul noted that negotiations remain ongoing. “Atletico de Madrid are negotiating for Nico Gonzalez. Talks advanced last week. The deal could go through if Atleti sell a player. They’re waiting on that. It’s important. There’s no contract agreement yet,” Edul said on his X account on August

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