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Matteo Moretto
Atlético Madrid have reached a verbal settlement with Real Betis to signal United States males’s nationwide group midfielder Johnny Cardoso, sources have informed ESPN.
ESPN reported final month that Cardoso was Diego Simeone’s prime goal to strengthen Atleti’s midfield for the upcoming season.
A supply informed ESPN that Cardoso, 23, has already agreed to non-public phrases with Atlético, and the group has agreed a switch price exceeding €30 million ($34.8m).
Cardoso has an €80m launch clause in his contract.
Sources informed ESPN that Atlético see Cardoso as a great participant as a result of, regardless of his age, he already has expertise in LaLiga. The New Jersey-born midfielder, who additionally has an Italian passport, arrived at Betis in January 2024 from Brazilian membership Internacional.
His strong performances for Betis earned him a contract extension with the Seville-based membership till June 2030.
Final summer time, Betis signed midfielder Giovani Lo Celso from Tottenham Hotspur simply minutes earlier than the top of LaLiga‘s summer time switch window for a reported switch price of €5m, and in doing so gave Tottenham a precedence choice to signal Cardoso for a reported price of €25m ($28.9m).
Spurs have till the top of June to train this selection however the arrival of Thomas Frank as their new head coach, changing Ange Postecoglou, difficult a transfer to north London.
Data from ESPN’s Rodrigo Faez was used on this report.