River Plate reportedly agree deal to sign Thiago Almada from Atletico Madrid

[p][b]"An agreement ‌was reached with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atl-madrid/jaarqpLQ/"]Atletico[/a] and Thiago, ‌but it will be announced ‌after the World Cup," said a source from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/river-plate/EVqSBe2f/"]River[/a]'s management ‌following negotiations held in Spain.[/b][/p][p]The ⁠25-year-old ‌striker, a World Cup winner in ​2022 and currently taking part in the tournament in ​the United States, is set to leave European football in ⁠search of ​the playing time he was unable to secure in Spain, a source close to the ‌player told [i][b]Reuters[/b][/i].[/p][image alt="Thiago Almada's most recent season stats" id="33c1da62-8cc0-4a83-8f97-fdd7514e6179" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="c6256c99-8402-4af4-95d9-d90bf880e2d6" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/almada-thiago/CSKGShgi/"]Almada[/a]'s transfer to River will be finalised for around 20 million dollars for 50% of his registration rights, according to reports in the Argentine press.[/p][p]Almada began his career at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/velez-sarsfield/UsCR8gFd/"]Velez Sarsfield[/a], before ‌joining [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atlanta-united/EPngUvhk/"]Atlanta United[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/botafogo-rj/jXzWoWa5/"]Botafogo[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lyon/2akflumR/"]​Olympique Lyonnais[/a] and then moving ‌to Atletico. Last season, he made 40 appearances across all competitions, and scored four goals.[/p]