Atlético Madrid are still looking for a left-back and have turned to Bayer Leverkusen's Alejandro Grimaldo. According to a report from Matteo Moretto, the Spanish club have already made contact with the 30-year-old, who in the 2025/26 season scored 14 goals and provided 14 assists in 46 appearances across all competitions. Grimaldo has been clear about his desire to one day play in LaLiga, which could now come to fruition with Atletico, who are also interested in Chelsea's Marc Cucurella. "I've always said I want to go back to LaLiga. That's one of my goals. I'm very happy at Bayer Leverkusen, but I've always said I want to go back to LaLiga, and someday I will," Grimaldo explained. The player had already publicly expressed his intention to play in his homeland in August 2025, in an interview with Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger. "It doesn't have to be this year. It could be next year. It could be in two years. It could even be in five years." However, with Bayer Leverkusen out of the Champions League next season after finishing in sixth place, and with a summer of transition due to the departure of Kasper Hjulmand and the appointment of compatriot Carles Martínez Novell, this could be an opportunity for Grimaldo – who in 145 games in all competitions scored 30 goals and created 45 more – to change clubs, while his contract until 2027 means that this summer, unless sign a renewal, it is the last chance Bayer will have to receive a sum for their precious asset.