<p style="text-align: justify"><!--Article Start--> <strong><em>The Colombian striker has ended speculation regarding his future by confirming that he is set for a move to <a href="http://www.thehardtackle.com/tag/atletico-madrid/">Atl tico Madrid</a> on a four-year contract</em></strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify">Despite enduring a disappointing Copa America campaign in Chile that ended in a penalty shoot-out defeat to Argentina in the quarter-final on Friday, Jackson Martineza s stock seems to be sky-high amongst Europea s top clubs.</p> . <p style="text-align: justify">It appears that Diego Simeonea s Atl tico Madrid have won the race for his signature, with <a href="http://as.com/diarioas/2015/06/27/english/1435392511_551027.html">the player quoted by Spanish newspaper AS after the defeat as saying</a>, <em>a I can confirm I am going to Atl tico. I am going there for four years but I still do not know when I will be introduced.</em></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><em>a I have had great progression, always learning, always growing and now I'm going to Atl tico where I hope to help the team and continue to grow as a player.a </em></p> <p style="text-align: justify">The comments come as a blow to Arsenal, and particularly AC Milan, <a href="http://www.espnfc.com/story/2505780/jackson-martinez-confirms-atletico-madrid-transfer">who were widely reported to be chasing his signature</a>. The Colombian leaves Porto after three very successful seasons, scoring 92 goals in 132 appearances for the Portuguese giants, including 28 goals in all competitions in 2014/2015.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="es">Jackson Mart nez: "I can confirm I am going to Atl tico" - <a href="http://t.co/zV94RqaXbZ">http://t.co/zV94RqaXbZ</a> <a href="http://t.co/2O7soUbuFl">pic.twitter.com/2O7soUbuFl</a></p> a AS English (@English_AS) <a href="https://twitter.com/English_AS/status/614707572461948928">June 27, 2015</a></blockquote> <p style="text-align: justify">Atl tico Madrid, meanwhile, continue to conduct excellent business as Simeone once again prepares to attempt the seemingly impossible a beating city rivals Real Madrid and Catalan giants Barcelona to the Spanish league title. With Mario MandA?uki a s departure to Juventus already confirmed, Martinez comes as an almost like-for-like replacement, and arguably is more suited to Atl ti given he is quicker than the Croatian and arguably more of a threat on the counter-attack, which has consistently been Atl ticoa s forte under Diego Simeone.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">The Colombian could be played in tandem with Luciano Vietto up front for Atl tico, but will have to get used to Simeonea s demands a with his forwards often required to press from the front in Atl tia s 4-4-2 defensive shape. However, given his comments, Martinez appears ready to develop as a footballer and to potentially follow in Radamel Falcaoa s footsteps to become a genuinely world class forward.</p> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucjWVjH70mE <!--Article End-->