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With the grandiose spending during the transfer windows, it has been the Premier League that has been associated with big money singings in recent years but it has been Atletico Madrid attracting attention this summer.
Julian Alvarez alone will cost the Madrid outfit up to $103 million, but in total the 2020/21 LaLiga winners are looking to finalize five first-team players this summer in a push to strengthen the squad. This is a targeted renewal of the squad that will outstrip all Spanish teams combined in financial terms.
Atletico's reinforcements start with a striker, who scored 26 goals and assisted six more for Villarreal last season. Alexander Sorloth, who narrowly missed out on the La Liga top scorer title at the expense of Artem Dovbyk, was an equally desirable alternative for the Ukrainian cannonballer, who eventually headed to AS Roma.
The Norwegian cost Los Colchoneros up to $38.25 million, as did the cornerstone of Spain's defence in winning the Euro, Robin Le Normand. More reinforcements are on the way, with Madrid fans certainly looking forward to Alvarez the most. The Manchester City player, who is a serial trophy collector, contributed a goal every 109 minutes last season thanks to scoring 19 times and claiming13 assists.
The midfield will then be guarded by the indefatigable Conor Gallagher. At Chelsea, he reigned supreme in all the stats telling of the midfielder's combativeness, and was directly involved in 16 goals to boot. Even with bonuses, these four reinforcements will cost Atletico 207 million euros.
The transfer of Javi Guerra is still to be completed. Only 21 years old, the midfielder, who has a penchant for defensive interventions, has been a key player for Valencia despite his young age.
The club from Madrid also want David Hancko who scored 10 goals for Feyenoord last season from centre-back. Sparta, which has a percentage of the sale, would also benefit significantly from the transfer. In the final tally, Los Colchoneros plan to spend around 277 million euros.
