Atletico consider signing Abel Ruiz in winter

Atletico Madrid are going through a moment of crisis after being left out of European competitions. That's why the sporting management is looking closely at the European market to sign a key player in winter. According to 'A Bola', Abel Ruiz, who plays for Sporting Braga, is among the candidates of the club board, which is already considering how to add him to its ranks.

The aforementioned newspaper claims that the preferred option for the Spaniards is a transfer with a compulsory option to buy at the end of the season. In this way, the most significant payment of the operation would be 'postponed'. It must be taken into account that the Spaniards would also have to assume an important part of his salary in order to convince the Portuguese ownership.

This is therefore an opportunity for the former Barcelona man to return to his native Spain, although it would not be surprising if he did not want to. After all, he is playing an important role for his current coach and is aware that, under Cholo Simeone's orders, he would be part of a period of rebuilding the atmosphere at the Civitas Metropolitano that may not suit him personally.

'A Bola', in any case, does not take Barca out of the question, who, when they transferred Abel Ruiz to Sporting Braga, reserved an option to buy him back for 40 million euros until 2025. The fact is that the economy is going through a time that does not exactly suggest such an expense, so Atletico Madrid have a free hand, at least virtually.