Although no one has any doubt in the Metropolitan that Apollo’s entry into Atlético will mean “an investment that will reinforce the club’s position among the football elite”as expressed in the statement issued last November after becoming the largest shareholder, the truth is that His arrival will barely have an impact on his first summer transfer market.. In fact, the budget that Mateu Alemany has To create the template, it follows the same line as the previous two: around 80 million net.
“The fact that Apollo is part of the shareholders of Atlético de Madrid It does not mean that tomorrow we are going to start having all the players in the world here. “We will continue with our transfer policy, which is very good, and we will continue doing what we believe we have to do at all times,” Enrique Cerezo announced in MARCA on December 29 to place in proper context.
APOLLO, AFTER HIS LANDING.ATLETICO DE MADRID
Said and done, even though a capital increase was announced in the purchase agreement for the majority of Atlético’s shares, The bulk of the American group’s strong commitment will go to the majestic Sports City projectso the impact on the market will hardly vary compared to recent summers. In this sense, Apollo made it clear from the first moment that the management of the club would continue in the hands of Miguel Ángel Gil and Enrique Cerezo under the same premises that have allowed the red and white club to grow exponentially, taking advantage of the successes on the green that led to the arrival of Simeone to the bench.
In line with that plan, although the red and white leaders maintain that the entry of Apollo will reinforce the club’s financial strength in the long term, their alliance In sports matters, it does not pursue an emergence with a checkbook like the sheikhs who have changed the philosophy of some of the largest European clubs.but “sustained growth.”
A disbursement with own resources
This being the case, and beyond the fact that LaLiga’s economic control rules do not allow a club to increase its salary limit overnight (there are formulas to increase it, such as capital increases, but with a ceiling), Atlético’s departure for the next market will be marked by the management of its own resources and not by an additional injection from Apollo.
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In other words, the skill with which Mateu Alemany moves to balance spending on transfers and make exits profitable will end up determining his muscle in the markethaving about 80 million ‘clean’ to complete its roadmap. A figure similar to that of the last two summers, in which Atlético made important outlays such as Julian Alvarez thanks also to important sales such as those of Joao Felix. In this sense, the confidence of Apollo, Gil Marín and Cerezo in the proven good work of the professional football director is based on names such as Bernard Silvacalled to be your first big hit… at zero cost!
