Atletico Madrid need to sell LaLiga Correa and Kalinic must go

Diego Simeone has seen much of Atletico Madrid's summer transfer business completed to this point, yet if he is to also be given James Rodriguez and Mario Hermoso, the club will have to sell some other players.

Angel Correa and Nikola Kalinic have been chosen as the two who will be sold first, although such a decision was taken at the back end of the 2018/19 season.

Correa has been in the Spanish capital for four seasons, and has for the most part retained the confidence of his compatriot Simeone, but that simply hasn't translated to consistent performances.

He has played a lot of matches for the club, but he hasn't developed into the player that many expected him to based on his potential.

Tipped as the second coming of Kun Aguero in Madrid, the Argentine has only managed to contribute 30 goals and 23 assists in 188 matches for Los Colchoneros.

To put this into context, he has received three more cards than goals in his Atleti career, despite being signed as a frontline forward.

Kalinic's situation is somewhat different with the Croatian simply not having the same top level of performance as Costa and Morata.

His professionalism and effort are appreciated within the dressing room, but the fact is he simply isn't good enough for a team hoping to win the Champions League.

It's now a case of waiting for offers and Andrea Berta alongside Miguel Angel Gil Marin will then make decisions based on the weight of the bids.

For the moment the focus is on sales before an all-out assault can be made on securing James' signature.