Atletico Madrid continue to delay negotiations for Barcelona outcast valued at €10 million

Having secured a loan move from Barcelona to Atletico Madrid last summer, Clement Lenglet has been thriving under Diego Simeone.

Even though things began a tad slowly for the French defender, he has become a regular fixture in the starting lineup for Los Rojiblancos and has been a largely reliable presence in the backline.

Lenglet has played in 29 matches this season and has even scored two goals and provided two assists.

Given his growing importance and solid displays, Atletico Madrid are interested in signing the defender permanently from Barcelona in the summer.

Atletico dragging heels in talks
However, according to SPORT, Atletico Madrid have had several opportunities to approach Barcelona directly to negotiate the future of Lenglet, but have so far avoided doing so.

Despite recent meetings between the two clubs during both league and cup fixtures, Atletico have maintained complete silence, choosing instead to stall negotiations for as long as possible.