Atletico Madrid expects a busy summer of transfer activity in the club on either side of the FIFA Club World Cup.
Without UEFA Champions League obligations, the season of Atletico Madrid will be completed on the last day of La Liga, currently planned for 25 May.
The charges of Diego Simeone will then have a short break before they fly to the US for the new summer tournament.
It is unlikely that new faces will be announced before the competition starts, even though FIFA opens a window for new registrations and contract extensions.
It is within that statement that Simeone is confronted with his first summer call about option to temporarily expand contracts until the tournament is completed in July.
Reinildo Mandava, Axel Witsel and Cesar Azpilicueta are all from the contract at the end of June and require an expansion in the short term to compete.
Decisions about their future are unclear, but Simeone wants to activate a clause to extend the band of Captain Koke until 2026.
According to reports from Diario AS, the most important call for Simeone focuses on lender Clement Lenglet and the continuous push to permanently sign him from Barcelona.
Atletico Madrid has two decisions to make a short and one long term, while we weigh their next step on the Frenchman.
SIMEONE is hopeful Barcelona will agree for the club World Cup according to the conditions of the current agreement for sharing wages.
However, without a purchase agreement for a full transfer, Barcelona could demand a considerable fee with his contract in Catalonia that expires in 2026.
Due to the persistent financial issues of Barcelona, ​​Atletico Madrid could urge a free transfer, with the last year of his contract canceled – if they agree to pay part of a salary regulation.
Lenglet started with 18 LA Liga matches in 2024/25, the same as Robin Le Normand, with Jose Maria Gimenez on 16 – and Simeone likes to rotate the trio as its starting center for the next season and then.