Atletico Madrid confirm signing of Denmark midfielder Morten Hjulmand from Sporting

[p]Neither club ‌disclosed financial details of the ‌transfer, but media reports said ‌the deal is worth up to €40 million ($46 million), ‌with a further €5 million in ⁠add-ons.[/p][p]The 27-year-old Danish midfielder made ​141 appearances and scored 10 goals and made ​12 assists for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sporting-cp/tljXuHBC/"]Sporting[/a] after joining from Italian club [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lecce/G8lYsMgU/"]⁠Lecce[/a] ​in 2023.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hjulmand-morten/pjC6hC8U/"]Hjulmand[/a] captained Sporting to back-to-back Portuguese league titles in 2023/24 and 2024/25, ‌as well as a Taca de Portugal.[/p][embed guid="51fc11bc-aabb-47b6-9916-f8cf744a2a46" url="https://x.com/Atleti/status/2075867894940901827" social-type="twitter" /][p]He has made 27 appearances for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/denmark/0KUdxQVi/"]Denmark[/a] since making his international debut in 2023. A defensive midfielder, Hjulmand is known for his ‌ball-winning ability, physical presence ​and reading of the ‌game.[/p][p]His arrival follows [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atl-madrid/jaarqpLQ/"]Atletico[/a]'s signing this transfer window of Spanish left wing-back [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/grimaldo-alex/6cAIrW5Q/"]Alex Grimaldo[/a] from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bayer-leverkusen/4jcj2zMd/"]Bayer ⁠Leverkusen[/a].[/p]