Mateu Alemany is tirelessly seeking a forward

Mateu Alemany, sports director of Atlético de Madrid, is working tirelessly to find a top-level center forward for the first team to meet one of Diego Pablo Simeone's requests ahead of the winter transfer market.

The urgency in the Cívitas Metropolitano offices responds to a critical scenario: the coaching staff led by Diego Pablo Simeone is facing a possible exodus in its attacking front with the projected departures of Julián Álvarez, Alexander Sørloth, and Jonathan David, exacerbated by the troubling goal drought of the three strikers at the start of the season.

Alarmingly low goal scoring in Simeone's attack

The statistical records accumulated by the three center forwards in the squad so far this campaign explain the immediate need to turn to the winter market to regain efficacy in the opponent's area:

-Julián Álvarez: He has only two goals and three assists in 734 minutes played, a production far below the expectations placed on the Argentine forward.

-Jonathan David: He has three goals and two assists in 436 minutes of participation, insufficient figures to convince a Simeone who has stopped considering him a reliable solution.

-Alexander Sørloth: He has a blank record with zero goals and zero assists in 155 minutes on the field, having lost all prominence in the rotations.

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Domino effect: Arsenal, Juventus, and Premier League hover over the Metropolitano

Beyond the collective underperformance, Mateu Alemany must anticipate three outgoing movements that would leave the team without offensive references to contest the decisive stretch of LaLiga, the Copa del Rey, and the UEFA Champions League:

-Julián Álvarez: The Argentine international remains the top target for Mikel Arteta's Arsenal, which is preparing a new formal bid to try to recruit him in the upcoming winter market.

-Alexander Sørloth: The Norwegian striker continues to have appeal abroad and is on the radar of several clubs in the Premier League and Juventus, destinations that facilitate his immediate departure.

-Jonathan David: The Atlético board has already made the firm decision to not exercise the purchase option agreed upon in his loan, meaning that the Canadian forward will return to the Juventus after concluding his time in Madrid.

Although a definitive name on the final list of candidates has yet to emerge, Mateu Alemany and his scouting team are intensifying contacts with European intermediaries during the current weeks of November and December 2026.

The goal at the Metropolitano is to have the signing of a proven scorer secured before the departures materialize, ensuring the offensive replacement for Diego Simeone at the beginning of January 2027.

This is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Mateu Alemany busca sin descanso un delantero