Barcelona will as soon as once more should bow all the way down to Atleti’s demand in deal to promote on-loan defensive ace

Clement Lenglet has gone from an afterthought to a key piece in Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid protection.

The French center-back, who arrived on mortgage from Barcelona final summer time, initially struggled for minutes however has since cemented his place within the beginning XI.

His performances on the coronary heart of the Atleti backline have impressed the membership’s hierarchy, to the purpose the place president Enrique Cerezo is already making ready a everlasting switch bid.

Barcelona to accept a lower cost?

A latest report from Catalunya Radio has provided an replace on Lenglet’s switch saga, suggesting that Barcelona would possibly as soon as once more should accept Atletico Madrid’s pocket change.

Citing different sources, the report suggests the Madrid membership is prepared to place ahead a bid of round €8-10 million for Lenglet, a determine considerably beneath what Barça had hoped to recoup.

Clement Lenglet has discovered immense success below Diego Simeone’s management this season (Photograph by Angel Martinez/Getty Photos)

The Catalans, who initially signed Lenglet from Sevilla for €35 million, had set a valuation of roughly €12 million for his switch.

For Barcelona, promoting Lenglet, even at a lower cost, would take away his wages from the membership’s books and put an finish to his extended departure course of.

However there may be comprehensible frustration throughout the membership over Atletico’s historical past of securing Barça gamers for minimal charges.

In previous years, the likes of Luis Suarez, David Villa, and Antoine Griezmann have all moved to the Spanish capital on favorable phrases for Atleti.

Now, it appears the Blaugrana might as soon as once more have to simply accept a cut-price deal to dump Lenglet completely.