Atlético de Madrid will play their first official match of the season this Monday against Marcelino's Villarreal. The red-and-whites, after a first month of the transfer market with many departures and no signings, arrive with several new faces. Robin Le Normand and Sorloth are expected to start , while Julián Alvarez will have to wait his turn from the bench.
Simeone is still waiting for signings, as he confirmed in a press conference, but for now, those who are there will play. There is a lot of talk about the future of Joao Félix , but there are also other players in the squad whose continuity is a complete mystery. Two of them are Javi Serrano and Santiago Mouriño, who have done the preseason with Simeone, but it seems that they will not stay.
Mouriño likes it in the first
Santiago Mouriño had a great first season in Spain, playing on loan at a historic club like Zaragoza. After a start to the year without any minutes, he quickly became a regular starter and became one of the most important players. His good performance has led Simeone to consider him for the squad against Villarreal.
However, several Primera División clubs have asked about his loan and Atleti consider him to be the best option. The best positioned team is José Bordalás' Getafe, who are desperately looking for a centre-back. The Uruguayan was very popular with the Azulones in the pre-season match and they have been negotiating his loan for weeks.
According to Relevo, Mouriño could finalise his future in the next few hours. Everything indicates that he will not have to leave the capital of Spain and will play for the aforementioned Getafe.
Javi Serrano makes a good impression on Simeone
Javi Serrano returned to Atlético de Madrid after a difficult loan spell at Austrian side Sturm Gaz. There he did not get the minutes he would have liked and did not develop his football. However, during the pre-season, Simeone liked him a lot and the 21-year-old midfielder could stay at the club.
According to Relevo, he is a player that the Argentine coach likes very much and could alternate between the reserve team and the first team. Being able to be coached by Fernando Torres and Simeone in the same year could mean a before and after in his career. At the moment he is in dynamics with Atleti B and if nothing changes, he might not go out on loan anywhere.