Overview
- A deal announced Tuesday sends Alejandro Grimaldo from Bayer Leverkusen to Atlético Madrid for the coming season.
- Media reports differ on the fee with figures around €20m and €25m including bonuses and Spanish outlets say his contract runs to 2030.
- Grimaldo departs after three seasons in Leverkusen in which he made 145 appearances and tallied 30 goals and 45 assists.
- Bayer described him as a defining player in their 2024 double and has begun scouting replacements including Raphaël Guerreiro, Arsène Kouassi and Pep Chavarría.
- The transfer ranks among the pricier Bundesliga sales for players over 30 and gives Atlético an experienced, attack-minded fullback who will soon play in LaLiga for the first time.