Atlético Madrid star on verge of RB Leipzig switch | OneFootball

A member of the midfield ranks at La Liga giants Atlético Madrid is closing on an imminent departure from the club.

That’s according to transfer insider Matteo Moretto, who points towards Arthur Vermeeren as the player in question.

Youngster Vermeeren, of course, only made the move to Spain’s capital this past January, in a big-money move from Royal Antwerp.

The 19-year-old arrived boasting a reputation as one of the continent’s standout young players in his role, expected to play a prominent role in Diego Simeone’s engine room ranks as a result.

In the end, however, this proved to be far from the case.

All told, across the 2nd half of the campaign, Vermeeren racked up just five appearances, two of which came in the form of starts.

In turn, it came as little surprise when word was forthcoming that Atlético had opened to the possibility of allowing the Belgian international to depart on loan.

And, as alluded to above, on Sunday, major developments towards precisely as much have been confirmed.

As per a report from Fabrizio Romano:

‘RB Leipzig are closing in on deal to sign Arthur Vermeeren. Leipzig are working on details of the deal and structure in order to get it completed soon ahead of other clubs.’

Conor Laird | GSFN