Carrasco to stay despite Barcelona's insistence

Atletico Madrid are looking for a striker to occupy the role Joao Felix left. The favourite is Barcelona's Memphis Depay. Both clubs are negotiating his sale, but no agreement has been reached between the parties. 

Barca want Yannick Carrasco in exchange and, according to the footballer's agent, the player would be delighted to try his luck at the Camp Nou. But Atletico Madrid can call the shots and they have sent a warning to Barca: the Belgian is not for sale. 

'Mundo Deportivo' says that Atletico Madrid, barring a surprise, are not contemplating more departures. The only one that could still happen is that of Felipe. If he finally moves to the Premier League, the club will try and bring forward Soyuncu's arrival. He is set to join in summer 2023. 

The other Atletico Madrid footballers will not leave the Metropolitano. The doors of the Metropolitano are firmly closed this January.

The Catalan paper says that Atletico Madrid are aware that Carrasco wants to go to Barcelona, so they will have to deal with this situation once the window closes. Right now, bearing in mind that the winger's contract does not expire until 2024, this matter does not concern them at all.

Atletico Madrid want Memphis Depay and it is a fact, but they are not thinking of paying a large amount for him as his contract expires in five months. It seems like they will have to forget about getting Carrasco in exchange. 

Despite the fact Carrasco's agent has said he wants to leave, the Belgian has played that down. "Right now, I'm only thinking about Atleti," he said when asked recently about rumours of him leaving.