Wow didn't know he was owned by Atleti. They have an aging set of strikers so sooner or later they'll need a rejuvenation. Reckon he might do preseason with Simeone and decision taken after that? Not sure how their finances are atm but could also be a good opportunity to sell now and spend the money next year also.
I think they'll give him a chance or maybe loan for another year. Could see him replacing Morata longterm.
They did brought back some players they had on loans like Roro Riquelme and Samuel Lino and they are now playing well so they're not exactly like Barça in that sense with their loanees. Pablo Barrios also established himself in second half of the season after he overcame injury problems and I'd expect Vermeeren to get more minutes next season after adaptation period since January.
No idea if they can afford it but they definitely need a lot of fresh blood in that defense, especially at CB. Can't continue to play Witsel and Savic there and Hermoso is leaving too on a free. Paulista is also out of contract and he was mostly benched second half of the season so probably won't stay. They renewed Azpi for another year and Reinildo's contract is also up next year so really only defenders on longer term contracts are Molina (2027) and Gimenez (2028).