Atlético Madrid have made a 13-million-euro offer for Santos player Leandro Damiao, AS has learned from sources at the Brazilian club. The striker was on the Rojiblancos’ radar last season and is one of the candidates to replace Diego Costa if the Spain man finally leaves the Vicente Calderón.

Damiao is also being tracked by Inter Milan, with Santos out to get 15 million euros for the Brazil international. The highest bidder will secure the services of a player who is loved and hated in almost equal measure by the Santos supporters.

Damiao was also the subject of a bid by Tottenham Hotspur last year, as part of the Premier League club’s summer spending spree funded by the sale of Gareth Bale to Real Madrid. However, having narrowly missed out on Brazil’s 2013 Confederations Cup campaign through injury and with the chance to play in this summer’s World Cup, the 24-year-old opted to wait a year.