Atletico Madrid are ready to flog Thomas Lemar after both the coaching staff and the board have given up on him, according to reports.
And France Football report that Atletico are ready to cut their losses on Lemar and are already lining up Valencia star Rodrigo as his replacement.
French International Lemar only managed three goals and as many assists in his first La Liga campaign, as the Madrid outfit finished 11 points off champions Barcelona.
He has since found himself relegated to the substitutes bench for most of the current season, and is yet to open his account in his ten appearances.
It is a remarkable fall from grace for Lemar, who had also attracted the attention of Liverpool as the Reds attempted to cope with Phillippe Coutinho’s exit.
But it was Arsenal who came the closest to landing him on deadline day in 2017, when it appeared Sanchez would join Manchester City.
The Gunners former transfer guru Dick Law told Goal: “We did try to get Thomas Lemar that day, but it didn’t get done.
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“We thought we had Lemar and then that would have meant Sanchez to Manchester City. It was a simple operation of using the Sanchez money to pay for Lemar.