Saul Niguez: Marcos Llorente and I can do great things together LaLiga Expected to partner up in midfield next season

Saul Niguez has admitted that he's looking forward to playing alongside Marcos Llorente at Atletico Madrid next season.

The pair have played together before with Spain's Under-21s and could do so again in Diego Simeone's new-look midfield.

"I felt really good [alongside] him. The appreciation is mutual," Saul said.

"We can do great things if the boss decides to play us together."

Llorente is the first of a few new players expected to join Los Rojiblancos this summer, with the likes of Joao Felix, Mario Hermoso and Renan Lodi all strongly linked in recent weeks, while Felipe Monteiro has already arrived from Porto.

Saul said that he's "very excited" to get back to work with the squad and that everyone is "looking forward to a new challenge" at the club.

He admitted that the likes of Diego Godin, Juanfran and Filipe Luis will leave big shoes to fill but likes the "interesting" prospect of Joao Felix and other youngsters arriving this summer.