Atlético accelerates by Álex Baena and Johnny Cardoso

As soon as an agreement with both 23 -year -old football players has been reached, Atlético de Madrid is tried to close with Villarreal and Betis the respective signing sessions of álex Baena and Johnny Cardoso. Hiring the Spanish international, which Marcelino García Toral has already lost, is closer than that of the American, although the Rojiblanco club has already taken the first step to also negotiate with the Verdiblanca entity by the midfielder of the Brazilian descent.

While álex Baena could play with Atlético, the Club World Cup, in which the mattray team will make his debut against the PSG, the arrival of Johnny Cardoso, in the event of completion, it would not be in principle before July. Tottenham has a preferred option for the signing of the American Pivot for 25 million euros, because Betis Giovani Lo Celso signed, but the wish of Johnny Cardoso is to wear the Athlético shirt and play the Champions League.

Since Atlético could pay at least 50 million to get Baena’s services, it is his intention not to pay more than 20 for Cardoso, although the American has a termination clause in betis of 80 million. In one of the two operations, the Reddish Squad Rodrigo Riquelme could also enter, which is interested in both Villarreal and the runner of the Conference League.

Álex Baena, champion of the Eurocup and the Olympic Games with Spain last year, will be a new athletic player to play in the theory in the left wing of the center of the field, where the midfielder of Marcelino Roquetas in Villarreal has lasted. Diego Pablo Simeone will try to take advantage of his talent and ability to attend the strikers, although álex Baena also has a goal.

With Johnny Cardoso, the Atlético coach is looking for a new member of a double pivot that this season was mainly formed by Pablo Barrios and Rodrigo de Paul, with a good performance of the Canterano and the Argentinian. Since he signed Betis in the winter market of 2023, from Porto Alegre International, Johnny Cardoso has continued to progress under Manuel Pellegrini.