{"id":245027,"date":"2026-05-24T19:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T19:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/24\/everton-in-talks-to-sign-alexander-sorloth-from-atletico-madrid\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T19:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T19:00:04","slug":"everton-in-talks-to-sign-alexander-sorloth-from-atletico-madrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/24\/everton-in-talks-to-sign-alexander-sorloth-from-atletico-madrid\/","title":{"rendered":"Everton in talks to sign Alexander Sorloth from Atletico Madrid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\"><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/tag\/everton\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"25\" title=\"Everton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Everton<\/a> are plotting a swoop to sign Atletico Madrid forward Alexander S\u00f8rloth next summer, according to reports via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fichajes.net\/en\/news\/offer-of-30m-for-alexander-sorloth-20260523.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fichajes<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>S\u00f8rloth previously experienced a short spell in the <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/tag\/premier-league\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"21\" title=\"Premier League\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a> after joining Crystal Palace from Danish Superliga side FC Midtjylland in 2018.<\/p>\n<div class=\"hpkqi6a134acf7e4af\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rememore.com\/hair-transplant-in-turkey#utm_source=footbal-talk&amp;utm_id=footbal-talk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-225247\" src=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FootballTalk_New_Chapter-rememore.png\" alt=\"Rememore new hair\" width=\"400\" height=\"333\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Although he struggled to leave a major impression in England, the striker proved far more productive in La Liga, scoring 24 goals in 90 appearances for Real Sociedad before moving to Villarreal, where he registered 26 goals in just 41 matches.<\/p>\n<p>Despite operating mainly as backup to Juli\u00e1n \u00c1lvarez following his arrival in the summer of 2024, S\u00f8rloth has still managed an impressive return of 48 goal contributions for the Los Rojiblancos in the past two seasons, with 22 of these coming this season alone.<\/p>\n<p>With \u00c1lvarez firmly established as Diego Simeone\u2019s preferred option in attack, it would not be surprising if the centre-forward begins considering a move in pursuit of more regular playing time, with clubs now monitoring his situation.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports via <em>Fichajes<\/em>, Everton are now showing interest in signing Sorloth, who is \u2018seriously considering\u2019 changing clubs in the summer.<\/p>\n<h2>Sorloth to Everton<\/h2>\n<p>The Toffees\u2019 boss is looking to bolster his attack with a dominant, prolific forward to address his team\u2019s attacking frailties, with the 6ft 4in forward known as a viable option, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>Citing <em>Matteo Moretto<\/em> via <em>MARCA<\/em>, <em>Fichajes<\/em> adds that Everton have already made contact over the possibility of signing Sorloth and are preparing an offer to match Atletico\u2019s demands.<\/p>\n<p>The Merseyside giants are looking to accelerate talks with the Norwegian international\u2019s camp before the end of next summer\u2019s World Cup and are willing to submit a formal \u00a325m offer for his possible <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/tag\/transfer-rumours\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Transfer rumours\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transfer<\/a> to the club, as per the report.<\/p>\n<p>Everton are enduring a difficult finish to the campaign rather than building momentum, having now gone six consecutive Premier League matches without recording a victory. During that run, they have conceded at least twice in every fixture, although they have still managed to find the net on each occasion themselves.<\/p>\n<p>They suffered their 14th Premier League loss and eighth loss at the Hill Dickinson Stadium this season after losing 3-1 to Sunderland one week ago.<\/p>\n<p>The result meant that the 12th-placed Toffees can therefore no longer qualify for European competitions, regardless of their result against <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/topics\/tottenham-hotspur\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Tottenham news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tottenham<\/a> Hotspur on the final matchday.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--mvp-post-tags--><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--posts-nav-link--><\/p>\n<div class=\"mvp-org-wrap\" itemprop=\"publisher\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\">\n<div class=\"mvp-org-logo\" itemprop=\"logo\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/new-logo.png\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/new-logo.png\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!--mvp-org-logo--><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Football Talk | Premier League News\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!--mvp-org-wrap-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/233045\/everton-in-talks-to-sign-alexander-sorloth-from-atletico-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everton are plotting a swoop to sign Atletico Madrid forward Alexander S\u00f8rloth next summer, according to reports via Fichajes. S\u00f8rloth previously experienced a short spell in the Premier League after joining Crystal Palace from Danish Superliga side FC Midtjylland in 2018. 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