According to what Fabrizio Romano has confirmed, Leon Goretzka has decided to reject Atletico Madrid's offer and not leave Bayern Munich during the January transfer window.
The German midfielder, who had become the Madrid club's main target to strengthen the midfield, has chosen to stay in Munich until the end of the current season.
Goretzka, whose contract expires in June, has decided to fulfill his agreement with the Bavarian club and leave in the summer as a free agent.
This choice has ruined the plans of Atletico Madrid, which had intensified contacts in recent days with the aim of immediately bringing the player closer and giving him a central role in the team.
The midfielder's decision to stay at Bayern is mainly related to stability and the benefit of being able to choose his next destination without transfer costs.
For Atletico Madrid, this rejection means an immediate change of strategy.
With just days left before the transfer window closes, the club's management is forced to look for other midfield alternatives, as Diego Simeone considered Goretzka to be the ideal profile for physical strength, personality and penetration from the second line.
The Madrid club is already working against time to find a solution that can have an immediate impact. /Telegraph/
