Last summer, Atlético de Madrid put its hand in its pocket to strengthen its team considerably. And it is clear that this 2024 summer transfer window is a real success since Clément Lenglet, Robin Le Normand, Conor Gallagher, Julian Álvarez and Alexander Sorløth are already all performing well. Some even ventured to speak of the Colchoneros as a very credible candidate for the title, in particular because of this XXL squad and this bench depth considered superior to those of Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, despite a starting eleven a priori a little lower on paper. And those who dared to put Atlético so high in their predictions are finally right, since the Cholo Simeone team finds itself at the top of La Liga at the break, just as it is very well on its way to qualifying directly for the next round of the Champions League.
Clearly, this year 2025 can be very glorious for the Colchoneros. Serious candidates for the Liga title and in C1, the Rojiblancos have the arguments to hope to go very far in these two flagship competitions. But that’s not all, since Atlético will also compete in this Club World Cup at the end of the season. Another competition where the Madrilenians hope and can do well, in addition to the traditional Copa del Rey. Atlético fans, who have not celebrated a title since this 20/21 Liga, have a good chance of at least celebrating obtaining a trophy in the months to come.
A monstrous project
But this year 2025 also promises to be decisive on several levels. If the future of Diego Simeone, for a time in doubt, should continue to be written in Madrid, Antoine Griezmann risks leaving this summer. Julian Álvarez is already proving that he can step into the role of the team’s offensive leader, but the departure of the Frenchman, considered by many to be the best player in the club’s history, will be difficult regardless. to fill. Andrea Berta, sporting director, is also expected to leave the club, and the general manager, Carlos Bucero, who has recently been in office and was responsible for last summer’s recruitments, will take care of the transfer windows. But above all, Atlético is currently working on what is considered and named internally as the biggest project in the history of football. This is a gigantic real estate project around the stadium, with football fields and gymnasiums which will make up the club’s new training center, an artificial beach for water sports, a golf complex, climbing facilities, paddle tennis courts and more.
All this, with the traditional series of restaurants, bars, shops and cinemas, in order to build a colossal leisure center. And, potentially, very profitable. A macro-project of 265,000m² requiring an investment of more than 300 million euros which has never before been built in the world of football and on which work has just started. They should continue throughout 2025 until the second half of 2026. The Colchoneros also intend to carry out a new capital increase to finance all of this and potential new arrivals of stars in the future, since even if the results athletes are very good, it is not yet exceptional on the financial level with losses, minimal of course (6 million euros for the 22/23 season while waiting to know those of last season). But clearly, this year 2025 could allow the Colchoneros to reach a new level…
