Atletico agree to sign Argentina midfielder Kranevitter

Matias Kranevitter of Argentina's River Plate speaks to the media during a news conference at a hotel in San Pedro Garza outisde Monterrey, Mexico July 28, 2015. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril

MADRID (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid's busy summer in the transfer market has continued with the La Liga club's signing of Argentina midfielder Matias Kranevitter from River Plate on a five-year contract.

Kranevitter, 22, who was included in the latest Argentina squad, will not join coach and compatriot Diego Simeone and his new team mates until after December's Club World Cup, where River will compete as Copa Libertadores champions, Atletico said on their website (www.clubatleticodemadrid.com).