Atletico Madrid are moving for Manchester City defender Nicolas Otamendi.

AS says Otamendi is close to joining Atlético Madrid.

Atletico are very interested in making a deal with with City for the defender and Andrea Berta, Atlético's sporting director, has initiated contacts with Jorge Mendes, the agent's player.

Atlético need to reinforce their defense after Lucas Hernandez signed for Bayern Munich and with Diego Godín probably headed to Inter Milan.

Along with Otamendi, they're also in advanced talks for Porto defender Felipe Monteiro.