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Can Inter Miami spend to motion Rodrigo De Paul? (0:43)
Gab & Juls measure the anticipation of Inter Miami signing Rodrigo De Paul from Atletico Madrid. (0:43)
Rodrigo Faez and Adriana Garcia
Jul 15, 2025, 07:56 AM ET
Atlético Madrid are successful precocious talks with Lyon of Eagle Football Holdings to motion Thiago Almada, sources person told ESPN.
A 2022 World Cup victor with Argentina, Almada has already fixed the greenish airy to articulation the Rojiblancos this summer. Sources person told ESPN that a woody for Almada worthy betwixt €15 cardinal and €20m ($17.5m-$23m) is adjacent to being reached by the clubs with conscionable insignificant details near to resolve.
Atlético turned their attraction to Almada earlier this period aft Argentinian guardant Ángel Correa near the Rojiblancos to articulation Tigres UANL successful Mexico's Liga MX.
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Almada has a declaration with Lyon's sister nine Botafogo until June 2029.
He played the 2nd fractional of past play connected indebtedness astatine Lyon from Botafogo and made 16 Ligue 1 appearances.
His age, 24, and versatility, helium tin play successful the centre of midfield oregon connected the wing, marque him an charismatic signing for Atlético.
A erstwhile Atlanta United player, Almada acceptable the MLS outgoing transportation interest grounds past July erstwhile helium joined Botafogo for a reported $21m.
Almada's accomplishment could coincide with the imaginable departure of Atlético's Argentinian midfielder Rodrigo De Paul to Inter Miami.
Sources person told ESPN that De Paul's exit is taxable to the 2 clubs finalising a transportation interest aft the subordinate has already fixed his consent.
De Paul, 31, has 1 twelvemonth near connected his declaration and has not signed a declaration hold with Atlético.
Atlético privation to debar losing the subordinate arsenic a escaped cause successful June 2026 and are prepared to offload De Paul this summer.
Should De Paul depart, Atlético volition beryllium looking to motion a midfielder with akin characteristics.
ESPN already reported successful caller weeks that 1 of the preferred candidates to regenerate him is Valencia midfielder Javi Guerra, who was adjacent to joining Atlético past summer.
Palmeiras' Colombian midfielder Richard Ríos is besides a people but appears to beryllium a little apt enactment due to the fact that of the precocious outgo of the transfer.
