He heard about Gakpo's arrival, leaves Liverpool and will now play in Spain

The Madrid side want to strengthen their squad, but first they have to solve the issue of departures. There are several lines of the team that want to be renewed and they are already moving in the transfer market to look for possible additions. One of the priorities is to add new players to the Atlético de Madrid forward line.

In the last few days, several names have been mentioned, but Liverpool's latest signing could have positive consequences for the Madrid side.  According to Gol Digital, the signing of Gakpo by Liverpool could lead to Firmino joining Atletico Madrid. The Brazilian player would no longer have a place in the English team and from the Spanish capital they want to take advantage of this situation to close his signing.

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The operation will not be easy, as the English team would ask for a large amount of money for their striker to leave the team's ranks.  The departure of the wedge forces Simeone's team to sign a new striker. The performance of the former Brazuca striker has not lived up to expectations. Wolverhampton have acquired his services and his signing was made official a few days ago.

This player will not be the only one to leave the colchonero team in the next few days. Joao Felix could be next, as his relationship with Simeone is getting worse and worse and he is not happy in the team. nThe possible arrival of Firmino to Atlético de Madrid would be a leap in quality for the red and white squad. The Brazilian striker has many seasons behind him in the Premier League and has scored a lot of goals in one of the best teams in Europe.

Atletico Madrid want Firmino

He managed to win the Champions League and become one of the best strikers in the whole competition. He has an associative style of play, although we have also seen him perform as the only reference of the team leaving very good sensations. His incorporation would be great news for the team from the capital.