Atletico Madrid captain Koke has set out a transparent mission for the membership forward of the 2025/26 season subsequent month.
Los Rojiblancos completed third within the closing La Liga rankings on the finish of 2024/25 as a part of a rising sample underneath Diego Simeone.
His group have completed third, in behind Actual Madrid and Barcelona, eight instances since he took cost again in 2011.
A well-known scene unfolded within the closing weeks of 2024/25, as Atletico Madrid have been eased out of the title race, and exited the home cups and UEFA Champions League.
Simeone has responded with a squad overhaul and his intentions are clear for the months forward.
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Simeone has already spent an estimated €155m in switch charges this summer season following Atletico Madrid’s FIFA Membership World Cup exit.
Defensive duo Marc Pubill and David Hancko are the most recent arrivals and Simeone can also be trying to promote gamers with Rodrigo Riquelme and Angel Correa shifting on to Actual Betis and Tigres respectively.
Rodrigo De Paul has accomplished a loan-to-buy transfer to Inter Miami and Simeone’s midfield will look very totally different with Alex Baena, Thiago Almada and Johnny Cardoso all touchdown in Madrid.
Koke fires Atletico Madrid season message
Captain Koke shall be one of many few enduring faces in Simeone’s engine room and he is aware of the brand new gamers should step as much as justify the membership’s enormous funding.
“Something in need of competing with Actual Madrid and Barcelona subsequent season shall be a disappointment. They [the new players] should present their stage and expertise from the beginning,” as per Diario AS.
“The brand new guys are competing very properly. They’re coming to contribute to the squad.”
Atletico Madrid will now kick off their preseason marketing campaign towards Porto on August 3 with the league season beginning for Simeone away at Espanyol on August 17 on the RCDE Stadium.