Atletico Madrid make plans to address problem position in January

Atletico Madrid spent large in the summertime to herald plenty of gamers, however their enterprise for the season isn’t but completed. The membership’s sporting division have plans to handle Diego Simeone’s squad in January, with at the least one signing assured to occur.

Clement Lenglet, Juan Musso (each loans transformed into everlasting offers), Matteo Ruggeri, Alex Baena, Johhny Cardoso, Thiago Almada, Marc Pubill, David Hancko, Giacomo Raspadori and Nico Gonzalez arrived on the RiyadhAir Metropolitano through the summer season switch window, however not everybody has impressed. In significantly, there are considerations about Ruggeri, who joined from Atalanta.

Ruggeri has failed to fulfill Simeone’s requirements when referred to as upon at left-back, with the identical additionally being similar for backup Javi Galan. This has led to Hancko being utilised there on a number of events, however the plan is for him to solely function as a central defender, which is the place he was signed for.

As such, Atleti have drawn up plans to signal a brand new left-back through the winter switch window, as per Cadena SER. The concept could be for Ruggeri or Galan to depart, with a brand new signing introduced in to be a starter – with the one which stays being their backup.

💣🚨BREAKING: Atlético Madrid precedence for this winter switch window is to signal a left-back.

Neither Javi Galán nor Ruggeri have satisfied, and the membership is seeking to switch certainly one of them as a way to signal one other left-back to lift the extent.@PedroFullanaSER pic.twitter.com/pSoSjIihHB

— Atletico Universe (@atletiuniverse) December 13, 2025

Atleti needed to promote Javi Galan in the summertime

In Galan’s case, he virtually left Atleti through the closing days of the summer season switch window. A deal had been agreed with Nottingham Forest, however the Premier League aspect ended up pulling the plug as a way to signal Oleksandr Zinchenko as an alternative.

It might be no shock if Galan had been the participant to depart Atleti when the winter switch window opens, on condition that he has barely performed this season. Ruggeri being demoted to backup would permit him to steadily enhance his stage, though for now, it stays to be seen whether or not a brand new left-back does arrive.