"Atletico Madrid intercept Barcelona's transfer target

"Atletico Madrid have agreed with Antwerp to sign midfielder Arthur Vermeer, journalist Fabrizio Romano reports on social media site X. Earlier, Barcelona were reportedly interested in the 19-year-old.

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According to the source, this week Madrid had to increase their initial offer of €15 million to €25 million. This option was acceptable to the Belgian club's management. The parties are currently working on signing the documents in order to register the deal in January.

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