Rebelotte. Already last summer, Atlético de Madrid had made a particularly flashy transfer window, spending more than 200 million euros to enlist players like Robin Le Normand, Julian Alvarez, Connor Gallagher or Alexander Sorho. If these players were rather performing, the team disappointed despite the exciting starts in the league. A third place in La Liga, far from the two Ogres, an elimination in the round of 16 against the neighbor and enemy Merengue, and a course that ended in groups during this last World Cup of clubs. A new season rather failed for Colchoneros who had substantial ambitions. And this summer, the management of the club in the Spanish capital still wants to strike hard and avoid a new fiasco.
Very quickly, the Colchoneros concluded two minor operations to fill the workforce: keep Juan Musso, the lining of Oblak, and redo signing Clément Lenglet, left free by Barça after a season during which he relaunched rather well in Madrid. Then, the Madrid struck two big shots: Matteo Ruggeri, a 22 -year -old left -in -law of 22 -year -old who arrives from Atalanta for just under 20 million euros, and Alex Baena, one of the very best players and playmakers of Liga, who arrives from Villarreal for 42 million euros. In less than 24 hours, the club has also signed two players, since the transfer of Johhny Cardoso (Betis), another reference to the liga to the middle position, for around thirty million euros has just been announced, while Thiago Almada (Botafogo) became Colchonero on Tuesday evening, in a somewhat blurred context.
Colossal investments
Already more than 100 million euros spent, without having lost major players, since only Angel Correa (Tigres) and Rodrigo Riquelme (Betis) left. Above all, Atlético still plans to recruit. One or two players are still expected in the offensive sector, with the names of the Lille Matias Fernandez-Pardo and Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) who come back regularly. A reinforcement should arrive in the middle, with Javi Guerra de Valence as a number 1 track, and Exerciel Palacios of Bayer Leverkusen which is one of the alternatives. Then, Diego Simeone also wishes to strengthen his defense, with Piero Hincie (Bayer Leverkusen), Cuti Romero (Tottenham) and David Hancko (Feyenoord) as the main tracks. You will understand, the expenses will continue and the Cholo will have a hell of a workforce available.
And according to the newspaper Expansionthe club could still cross a CAP this summer in terms of purchasing power and financial power. Indeed, the American group Apollo Global Management, an American company for alternative asset management, intends to enter the capital of the club with … 2.5 billion euros. A shattering entry that would make Apollo the main shareholder of the club, ahead of Gil Marin, Cerezo or Ares, well known to Lyon fans. A substantial price which is also explained by the existence of real estate projects around the Metropolitano, with a huge sports center which will host the club's training grounds, but also a huge sports tourism complex with various stadiums and land to practice any type of sport on more than a hundred hectares, with in particular a beach with artificial waves for water sports. Anyway, it would be huge sums of money which, in addition to doing good in the accounts of the club, would allow the Colchoneros to have even more strike force in terms of transfer window …
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