Atletico Madrid have a very tentative lead on the lead in La Liga and may need a few extra players to maintain the edge over Barcelona and Real Madrid. Manager Diego Simeone has a plan to sell one of his less-effective strikers, Jackson Martinez, to Arsenal in order to fund a move for a better one. According to Don Balon [per the Metro], Simeone wants to sell Martinez to Arsenal in order to get the funds needed to sign Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi. The 29-year-old Colombian joined Atletico during the summer in a deal believed to be worth 35 million. Martinez was a superstar for Porto and scored 20+ goals in three straight seasons for the Primeira Liga giants before making the move to...
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