Caglar Soyuncu Take A Step Back To Berkostum Atletico Madrid

JAKARTA - Atletico Madrid are reportedly one step away from signing Turkish defender Caglar Soyuncu from Leicester City, according to Italian transfer expert Fabrizio Romano on Monday.

"Atletico Madrid are one step away from completing the transfer of Caglar Soyuncu by 2023," Romano said on his Twitter account, citing Antara.

"The agreement has not yet been reached or signed, but the negotiation process is in its final stages and will be completed as soon as possible.

Atlético Madrid are close to complete the signing of Çağlar Söyüncü for 2023. Deal not done or signed yet but negotiations are advanced, waiting to get it sealed as soon as possible. ⚪️🔴🇹🇷 #Atléti Aston Villa and AS Roma had also contacts for Söyüncü but Atléti are close #LCFC pic.twitter.com/Go6xfDlJnI

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) December 25, 2022

Apart from Atletico, the 26-year-old defender is also reportedly being approached by Aston Villa and AS Roma.

Soyuncu has played for Leicester since 2018 after being signed in from SC Freiburg for a transfer value of 18 million.

Soyuncu won the FA Cup season 2020/21 and the FA Community Shield while defending Leicester City. In total he has played 125 appearances and scored three goals with the English club.

Meanwhile in international football, he has played 51 times and scored two goals for the senior Turkish national team since making his 2016 debut.