The large spending window of Atletico Madrid can include a last move before the 2025/26 season starts.
Diego Simeone has received a huge transfer budget through the hierarchy of the club, because he wants to build a real challenge for Barcelona and Real Madrid in the coming months.
Los Rojiblancos finished third in La Liga last season – the eighth time that they ended up behind the El Clasico pair under the leadership of Simeone – and Captain Koke called for the renewed team to change that in 2026.
Simeone has already spent an estimated € 155 million on eight transfers this summer, with only € 16 million in the opposite direction, after the outputs of Rodrigo Riquelme and Angel Correa.
Defensive Duo Marc Pubill and David Hancko are the latest arrivals and Simeone has also brought three new midfielders – Alex Baena, Thiago Almada and Johnny Cardoso – at a combined costs of € 93 million.
The loan from Rodrigo de Paul to Inter Miami will also yield € 15 million at the end of 2025 if the MLS side activates their purchase clause on the Argentinian.
The Italian defender Matteo Ruggeri also arrived from Atalanta with former loan couple Clement Lenglet and Juan Musso who return to permanent transfer agreements.
Simeone is not known for huge splashes in the market, but it is on a role, with Stuttgart's Enzo Millot that makes it nine signing sessions this summer.
Reports from Mundo Deportivo claim that the Bundesliga side gave him permission to miss their friendly collision with Celta Vigo to complete the last details of his move to Madrid.
Los Rojiblancos pays his release clause of € 20 million after the 23-year-old last season scored 12 goals in all competitions Double of the amount he managed in a previous season.
Atletico Madrid starts their pre -season campaign against Porto on 3 August with the competition season that started before Simeone on August 17 in Espanyol.