Simeone signed striker Mario Mandzukic from Bayern Munich for €22 million, bought Real Sociedad forward Antoine Griezmann for €30m, added Argentine attacker Angel Correa for €7.5m and Mexican goalscorer Raul Jimenez for €10.5m after a deal to bring back Chelseas Fernando Torres proved impossible. A further €10m was spent to bring in left-back Guilherme Siqueira from Granada, while Benfica goalkeeper Jan Oblak cost an additional €16m. Defender Jesus Gamez also arrives for free from Malaga, with Cristian Ansaldi brought in on loan to cover the full-back positions. For a total outlay of less than €100m (having also recouped €74m in player sales), Atletico have overhauled their entire squad. How do you think Atletico Madrid fared in the transfer market? I think it has been a success. They have been able to keeo hold of Koke despite strong interest from Barcelona and managed to bring in top players while only losing on 3 players. Only Courtoiss absence might be a big blow. - Chirag
Posted on: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 13:40:53 +0000
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