Atletico Madrid to sign defender David Hancko after Al-Nassr reportedly withdrew himself

Atletico Madrid has concluded a deal to sign David Hancko after the defender was reportedly rejected by Al-Nassr when he arrived in the training camp of the Saudi team.

Atletico said on Wednesday that it has an agreement with the Dutch club Feyenoord for the transfer of the Slovak player. The deal was awaiting a medical and financial details were not announced.

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Spanish and Dutch media said that Feyenoord had originally reached an agreement with Al-Nassr for the transfer of Hancko, but the Saudi team-where Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly withdrawn at the last minute. The defender had already arrived in Austria, where Al-Nassr was training, but was told by Al-Nassr that the deal fell apart.

Atletico, which finished third in De La Liga last season, has stimulated his team in recent weeks.

It immediately signed the 22-year-old Marc Pubill from Almeria, the 24-year-old Argentina International Thiago Almada of the Brazilian club Botafogo, midfielder Onlex Baena from Villarreal and the 22-year-old Italian Left Matteo Ruggeri from Atalanta.