Atletico Madrid Croatian could become new right-back

Atletico Madrid will make a move for Croatian right-back Sime Vrsaljko, who plays for Sassuolo and wants to move to La Liga.

Even though the Italians had already reached a verbal agreement with Napoli to sell the player, Atleti will submit an offer shortly to convince Sassuolo of moving the player to Spain.

It seems that the upcoming days will be crucial to decide Vrsaljko's future, as the Rojiblancos want to sign another defender who can compete with Juanfran Torres for the starting spot on the right side of the defensive line.

Technical director Andrea Berta has been scouting the Croatian for the last few months, and if the deal is completed then Jesus Gamez would be on his way out of the club after just two seasons under Diego Simeone.

Vrsaljko is 24 years old and started his career with Dinamo Zagreb before joining Genoa in the summer of 2013.

A five-year deal with Sassuolo was signed a season later.

Other than Napoli, many other elite clubs in Europe like Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Juventus and Milan have been interested in Vrsaljko.

He will participate in Euro 2016 and he also featured in the 2014 FIFA World Cup even though he was just 22 at the time.

Atletico have already secured the signings of Diego Jota and Nicolas Gaitan, so Vrsaljko would be their third transfer this off-season even though the window isn't officially open just yet.

The club will then try to sign an elite goalscorer and that would be their last move - barring a big departure which would force them to find a replacement in the transfer market.