Atletico Madrid keeps eye on Chelsea Vega, transfer storm will begin

July 20 Atletico Madrid has made frequent moves in the transfer market, and Chelsea defender Vega has quietly entered its signing list. German Sky Sports reporter Florian Plettenberg and transfer expert Romano confirmed the news one after another.

Vega is 21 years old. His football career is mainly polished in the Portuguese youth training system, and then he travels to Augsburg and Basel. In the summer of 2024, he joined Chelsea for 14 million euros and was loaned to Juventus in the second half of last season. Now, he is expected to leave Chelsea for €30 million to €35 million.

Originally, Atletico Madrid's first choice for strengthening the central defender position was Tottenham Christian Romero, but Tottenham refused to let go, which forced Simeone to turn her attention to other targets, and Vega was one of them. Vega has superb skills and outstanding physical fitness. This advantage not only attracts Atletico Madrid, Bayern and other clubs to favor him. In addition, Vega also has excellent position adaptability, and in addition to the central defender, he can also play an important role in the midfield and left-back positions. At the national team level, in September 2024, Vega was selected for the Portuguese national team for the first time and made his national team debut against Poland on October 13 of the same year. Since then, he has performed well in the European League, especially in the final against Spain, where he started for 47 minutes and showed his general style. Now, as Atletico Madrid becomes more interested in him, Vega's transfer trends this summer will undoubtedly become the focus of attention in football, and its future direction is waiting and seen.