Walk the Atlético With the accelerator stepped on this signing market, fitted on horseback between the end of last season and the start of the next with the Club World Cup in between. The rojiblanco club has signed young talent based on their tactical needs, but also with half an eye on the birth certificate.
To lower the average age of the workforce was one of the pending subjects of the club. Even more if it is attended that the 25 Once headlines with the highest average age in Atlético's history have been signed in the last three seasons, the highest being 31 years. It was in the first leg of the quarterfinals of Champions of the 2023/2024 course, against the Borussia Dortmund.
It was a necessity to reduce the Middle Ages and the rojiblanco club has followed that guideline during the current signing market. Both in the chapter of arrivals and in the exits. This last chapter they take it Subfiliation y Witsel35 and 36 years respectively, also appears the name of Reinildowhich at 31 has also ended a contract with Atlético as the two aforementioned players.
Correa towards Tigres with 30 years and Riquelme al Betis After blowing his 25 springs the most veteran player in the current squad is Griezmannwith 34 years. It follows Soon with 33 and Cloud With 32. The second part of the rejuvenation operation is met by the arrivals section. Matteo Ruggeri, Álex Baena y Johnny Cardoso 23 years and Thiago Almada con 24.
The average age of signings (23,25) is eight years younger than that of the outputs (31,4). And the Middle Ages will be reduced more when it comes out Of Paulwith 30 years, to Inter of Miami and arrive Wees With its 26 springs from Health. Since Simeone took the reins of the rojiblanco bench, back in December 2011, none of its templates has dropped from 28.2 years.
The trend has been growing to place Atlético for several seasons among the four most veteran templates in the league. In the 2023/2024 course, it was the second team with the oldest (28.8) of the championship. In the previous year, 2022/2023, was the fourth with 28.1 years. The rojiblanca code market has not finishedmuch less, there are still incorporations that will follow the same mantra. Technical need and youth.
