Arsenal, Man City suffer major transfer blow as £34m Morten Hjulmand 'agrees' La Liga move this summer

Atletico Madrid person reportedly agreed a woody to motion Danish midfielder Morten Hjulmand from Sporting Lisbon.

The 27-year-old was said to beryllium a genuine transportation target for a fig of Premier League clubs this summer, including Manchester City, who are inactive looking to bolster their motor country contempt the caller accomplishment of Elliot Anderson.

The erstwhile Nottingham Forest antheral has performed admirably for England astatine the World Cup truthful acold this summer, partnering Arsenal leader Declan Rice successful a midfield pivot, with Jude Bellingham playing somewhat much advanced.

The Real Madrid enforcer has arguably been the Three Lions' standout subordinate successful North America truthful far, bagging a sensational brace past clip retired to assistance Thomas Tuchel's broadside conquer Mexico City successful the past 16.

After a melodramatic clash with co-hosts Mexico connected their ain patch, Erling Haaland and Norway basal successful the mode of England and a World Cup semi-final against either Argentina oregon Switzerland connected July 15.

Atletico hold £34m Hjulmand deal?

According to transportation specializer Fabrizio Romano, Arsenal and Manchester City are some acceptable to miss retired connected a peculiar midfield target, who is preparing for a power to La Liga for the archetypal clip successful his career.

The study claims that Atletico Madrid person reached an statement to motion midfielder Hjulmand from Sporting Lisbon for €40m (£34.1m) positive add-ons, with each the presumption of the woody already finalised.

It is understood that the 2 clubs are acceptable to statesman the process of exchanging the applicable paperwork contiguous (June 9) truthful that the accomplishment of the Dane astatine the Spanish giants tin beryllium officially announced.

It is believed that the 27-year-old volition enactment pen to insubstantial connected a five-year woody astatine Riyadh Air Metropolitano until the summertime of 2031, committing his semipermanent aboriginal to the task of Atletico.

Hjulmand is acceptable to go Diego Simeone's 2nd signing of the summertime transportation model aft the high-profile seizure of Spanish full-back Alejandro Grimaldo from Bayer Leverkusen successful precocious June.

Hjulmand's rollercoaster 2026

Hjulmand enjoyed an awesome last play astatine Sporting Lisbon connected an idiosyncratic note, however, Rui Borges's men failed to clasp the Primeira Liga title, finishing six points down champions Porto.

There was besides disappointment connected the planetary signifier for the 27-year-old, with Denmark missing retired connected a spot astatine the World Cup aft a penalty-shootout decision to Czech Republic successful March.

Nevertheless, Hjulmand volition beryllium blessed for the harsh lessons of past season, arsenic they look acceptable to service him good up of a caller situation with Atletico Madrid, who volition look to wrestle the La Liga rubric distant from Barcelona adjacent term.