Row over Hjulmand and Sporting de Portugal as Atlético show interest | OneFootball

There are several names that continue to be linked with Atlético de Madrid on this final day of the transfer market. Sunday night brought another player into the mix, the Danish midfielder Morten Hjulmand. The Sporting de Portugal pivot has been one of the revelations of the Portuguese league, something that has sparked the interest of the rojiblanco club. However, the chances of Morten Hjulmand signing for Atlético de Madrid are slim given the demands of the Portuguese side.

All alarms went off when Sporting de Portugal, already aware of Atlético's interest, did not include Hjulmand in their squad for Sunday’s match against Nacional. The Dane was open to the move, but his club closed the door on the deal. According to various reports, the agents informed the sporting management of the green-and-white club. An initial approach of 25 million euros was made, which forced coach Rui Borges to leave him out of the squad.

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The situation involving Hjulmand and Atlético's interest seems to have come to nothing. His coach so far, at the end of the match, stated: “We chose to leave him out of the squad to protect him in some way. It’s not a problem. He will play on Thursday against AVS and he will start. It was a decision made by all of us, based on personal reasons. It was our decision, given the personal matters. Tomorrow he will train and on Thursday he will play. He will definitely be in the starting lineup. I hope nothing happens to him during training.”

Controversy over the failed transfer

Other reports coming from Portugal say that Hjulmand was very upset by Sporting de Portugal’s decision to block his transfer to Atlético. According to O Jogo, the rojiblanco club made an offer of around 40 million euros, which was rejected by the Portuguese club. At that point, and in light of the decision made by the Leões, the Dane reportedly took a stand, which led to his omission from the Portuguese league match. Sporting would refer to the midfielder’s release clause, which would amount to 80 million, according to Record, which also points out that there is an agreement between the club and the player for him to remain in Portugal at least until the end of the season.

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