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Atletico Madrid new signing summer of 2022

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Not as noticeable as Real Madrid or Barcelona, but Atletico Madrid is still the top team in La Liga. With the position of a big club, they still have their own charm to recruit rookies. Here’s a look at Atletico Madrid new signing in 2022.

Overview of the club

Atletico Madrid information

 Atletico Football Club is one of the professional and famous football clubs with headquarters in Madrid. The team is operating at the Wanda Metropolitano home ground with a capacity of up to 68,456 people. And participate in the competition in the La Liga season.

The team was founded in 1903 by 3 Basque students living in Madrid. Experiencing many ups and downs from disagreements to war history lines, Atletico also received many outstanding achievements, including 11 La Liga titles and 10 Copa del Rey titles. , twice won the Supercopas de España and once at the Copa Eva Duarte.

According to some reliable news sources, the club is considered as the team with excellent performance in the top 3 of the teams in Spain after the two giants of football, Real Madrid and Real Madrid. Barcelona. That shows, that Atletico Madrid’s performance is always stable and has not encountered too many failures for a long time.

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Atletico Madrid new signing summer of 2022

Samuel Lino

Atletico Madrid new signing - Samuel Lino

Atlético Madrid has announced the new signing of Samuel Lino from Gil Vicente on the Portuguese side. The 22-year-old has signed a five-year contract with the Rojiblancos.

The transfer fee was not disclosed but it is believed to be around 6.5 million euros. The deal was first reported in January.

According to the club’s official statement, Lino is “a versatile player who can play on either flank, distinguished by his pace and ability to face opposing defenders.”

Lino began his career at Bernardo in his native Brazil before moving to Flamengo on loan and then to Gil Vicente, with whom he played 99 games. The Brazilian player is only 22 years old but made a strong impression in the Portuguese league last season. He had his best season in Europe last year with 12 goals and 5 assists as the club finished 5th in the Primeira Liga.

Axel Witsel

Atletico Madrid new signing - Axel Witsel

The next Atletico Madrid new signing is Axel Witsel. The contract between this 33-year-old star and the Bundesliga representative is about to expire, which means that he will become a free agent and other teams will not have to spend a fee to recruit the former Benfica player.

Specifically, Atletico has closed all personal agreements with Axel Witsel. The former Dortmund player will sign a one-year contract with the Spanish team on a free transfer.

With a wealth of experience in major tournaments, Axel Witsel will be an ideal addition to Atletico Madrid’s midfield when most of the midfielders expected from the Wanda Metropolitano home team last seasons such as Koke, Thomas Lemar, Marcos Llorente or Geoffrey Kondogbia are all in decline.

Before coming to Atletico, Axel Witsel received many offers in Germany, Turkey, the USA, and France. As for Marseille, the Ligue 1 team is ready to sign a two-year contract with Axel Witsel. But the Belgian international turned down everything to sign a one-year contract with Los Rojiblancos.

Other players:

Nahuel Molina

 Specifically, Nahuel Molina from Udinese is the latest signing of the Spanish team. This Atletico Madrid new signing lasts 5 years and makes the capital club of the bullfighting country pay an amount of 20 million euros.

The Argentina international previously spent two seasons playing for Udinese. He played a total of 68 matches, scored 10 goals and contributed 7 assists. Molina is a good defender in both flanks.

Molina began his career with the youth team of Boca Juniors, making his first-team debut in the 2015/16 season and playing nine games for Xeneize. The rookie Atletico’s adventures in Argentina were extended to Defensa y Justicia and Rosario Central. At each club, the Tango star spent two seasons before receiving the turning point to move to Europe to play football in the Udinese shirt.

Molina has caught the attention of Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni. He made his Argentina debut in the 2022 World Cup series in South America. The 24-year-old also played 5 matches at the Copa America 2021, the Albiceleste tournament won the championship.

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Atletico Madrid transfer out

Héctor Herrera

Herrera’s contract with Atletico Madrid expires at the end of the season. And according to many reputable sources, Houston Dynamo has reached an agreement to recruit this midfielder on a free transfer. Of course, the favor that this MLS club gives Herrera is very generous.

Luis Suarez 

The contract between Luis Suarez and the Madrid club will expire in June 2022. The two sides could not find a common voice on the new contract. This means that the star who played for Liverpool and Barcelona leaves Atletico Madrid on a free transfer.

In addition, this club also parted with player Benjamin Lecomte, because his loan contract expired, and had to return to AS Monaco to play.

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