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Four days after the Club World Cup was eliminated, the La Liga giants spent 100 million: signing three new players in a row, and the bandit coach fought against Emperor Sa again

7:31pm, 30 June 2025【Football】

The Club World Cup has ended all the group stages, and 12 teams from Europe have won a total of 9 knockout spots; the record is excellent. There were no too many surprises when Porto and Salzburg were eliminated. Atletico Madrid failed in the group stage unexpectedly. Just 4 days after being eliminated, Atletico Madrid had already spent 100 million euros in the summer window and signed three new players in one go.

Simone has spent 13 and a half years working together in the Bedding Legion since coaching Atletico Madrid in December 2011; during these times, Simeone led the team to win 2 La Liga, 2 Europa Leagues, 2 European Super Cups, 1 King's Cup and 1 Spanish Super Cup; and reached 2 Champions League finals. However, compared with Barcelona and Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid's championship trophy is obviously not enough. If you want to keep competing for the championship every year, you must invest in the summer window every year.

Last summer window, Atletico Madrid spent 130 million euros to sign many strong players such as Alvarez, Gallagher, Throot, and Lenorman; among them Spider contributed 29 goals and 8 assists, Throot also scored 24 goals, and two of them have taken over the heavy responsibility of Griezmann's goal. Unfortunately, in the past season, Atletico Madrid has not won any of its fronts; in the Club World Cup group stage, they scored 6 points, 2 wins and 1 loss, but they missed the goal difference due to their disadvantage of goal difference. Five of the teams in the knockout stage had even only 5 points. After the Club World Cup was eliminated, Atletico decisively shifted its focus to the transfer market; in the past 4 days, they quickly finalized 3 transactions. First, he signed Cardoso from Betis, and the transfer cost Atletico Madrid 30 million euros; Cardoso is only 23 years old, has a tall figure and delicate skills, and can be competent for both midfielders and avant-gardes. This is Atletico Madrid's addition to the midfield. He then spent another 20 million euros to sign Italian wingback Rugeri from Atlanta. The 22-year-old Rugeri has made 109 appearances in Atlanta in various competitions, scoring 2 goals and assisting 10 times; his impact and crosses on the wing will also greatly enhance Atletico Madrid's offensive firepower on the wing.

Then he spent 50 million euros to sign Villarreal midfielder Baena. Baena is a Spanish international and is only 23 years old at the moment. In the past three seasons, he has handed in a total of 24 goals and 29 assists with the Yellow Submarine; this season has sent up as many as 99 key passes, ranking first in La Liga. The three transactions cost 100 million euros to strengthen different places, and the lineup has been further rejuvenated; the summer window will be 2 months long, and I believe that Atletico Madrid, which is determined to make some achievements next season, will continue to have new faces to join.