Diego Simeone went for his usual colour scheme: dark, darker, darkest, California sunshine be damned. As Atletico Madrid’s manager ran through the repertoire of his frontier preacher act, sweat beading on his brow,

Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone has revealed he "obviously" wants to sign a "great player" in a damaging raid on Tottenham this summer.

However, after guiding Tottenham to Europa League success by beating Manchester United in last month’s final in Bilbao, Romero took to social media and dropped a huge hint regarding his future. He wrote: “We achieved what we wanted this season as a group, and that's what matters.

Atletico Madrid are looking to address left-back as one of their priorities this summer. With Benfica left-back Alvaro Carreras, their first option for the position, pushing for a move to rivals Real

The Atlético Madrid has taken a solid first step in its search for a new left-back by initiating contact with Oleksandr Zinchenko, currently with Arsenal. The Ukrainian, with little prominence last season in London, would be willing to consider offers, and that of the colchonero team, according to close sources, has sparked his interest.