Many veterans leave the team + renewal: Seven players join + Atletico Madrid s youthful reforms impact the new La Liga season!

Atletico Madrid signed seven players to inject vitality into the lineup and achieve youth and upgrade. Atletico Madrid embarks on the new La Liga season as an active member in the transfer market. Revenues were made by eight players with nearly €70 million, while reducing total salary. This brand new team will debut in the first round of La Liga against Espanyol on August 18, when about half of the starters on the court may be participating in the official game for the first time in Atletico Madrid's jersey, and the team's average age has also been greatly reduced.

2025-26 season is full of expectations, and reducing the roster age is one of the team's important goals - 15 players on the team were born in 1995 or earlier (will be 30 or older by 2025). Six veterans have left the team, and among the nine youngest members (including Carlos Martin) there are seven who have not participated in the league last season.

Signing young players often requires investment. With the finalization of Enrico Laspadori (25) transfer with Naples - a fixed transfer fee of €22 million plus €4 million floating clause, Atletico Madrid's total investment in signings has reached about €170 million (not counting in the additional expenses that may be triggered by player performance in the future).

However, this total expenditure will require a minus the nearly €70 million in revenue generated by the players sold. In addition, with several highly paid players in the locker room leaving the team and Saul terminated his contract to join Flamengo (received a compensation from Atletico before officially leaving the team), the team's total salary also dropped.

One of Atletico Madrid's major investments this summer is signing Alex Baenna. The 24-year-old midfielder, who had won the European Cup with Spain, won the Olympic gold medal and Europa League championship while in Villarreal, and rejected invitations from the Saudi league and several Premier League teams to choose to stay in La Liga.

Bedsheets Legion paid Baena a fixed transfer fee of €42 million plus a floating clause of €8 million, and an additional floating clause of €5 million. Transfer Market valued it with a valuation of €55 million and he will assist Julian Alvarez. Baenna has excellent field vision, shooting ability, technical skills, professional attitude and strong willpower... Simeone has polished him on the training ground, trying to place him behind the striker.

The trident with Baenna is also Thiago Almada, who is worth looking forward to. Atletico Madrid paid a fee of just over €20 million to buy the player’s full ownership, but his former club, Botafogo, will enjoy an interest over the next three years: If Atletico sells the player, Botafogo will receive a substantial compensation (possibly up to €15 million).