Athletico invests R$70 million in reinforcements for 2024

O Athletico has reached R$70 million in signings so far for 2024. Furacão brought seven reinforcements (five of them foreigners) to coach Juan Carlos Osorio’s squad. The club is still keeping an eye on the market – the Brazilian window only closes on March 7th.

Athletico’s seven signings so far are: the right-back Leo Godoythe defender Mateo Gamarrathe midfielder Andrey and the attackers Romeo Benitez, Gonzalo Mastriani, Petterson It is Lucas Di Yorio (This has not yet been officially announced).

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The amounts paid by the ex-Estudiantes defender are the most imprecise, as they can vary from 3 to 4 million dollars. Petterson was the only one who arrived on loan from Flamengo for the season – the striker has a fixed purchase price of 3 million euros (R$16 million) at the end of the year.

Furthermore, the club also invested heavily in experienced coach Juan Carlos Osorio and the arrival of new CEO Alexandre Leitão to have a consistent season behind the scenes. The values ​​were not ventilated.

Through Godoy and Mastriani, Rubro-Negro changed its investment philosophy. Both are older (28 and 30 years old respectively) and have smaller resale markets. The focus is to build a competitive team.

This is Athletico’s second largest market in financial terms. The year 2022 leads the ranking with more than R$83 million invested by the club, still under the command of former director Alexandre Mattos.

(Approximate) amounts paid for each Athletico reinforcement for 2024:

• Mateo Gamarra: 3.2 million dollars (around R$16 million) for 75% of the rights;
• Romeo Benitez: 3 million dollars (around R$ 15 million) for 80% of the rights;
• Leo Godoy: 3 to 4 million dollars (more than R$15 million) for 100% of the rights;
• Andrey: R$700 thousand for 90% of the rights;
• Gonzalo Mastriani: R$10 million for 100% of the player’s rights;
• Petterson: loan – value set at 3 million euros (R$ 16 million) at the end of the year;
• Lucas Di Yorio: 2.2 million dollars (about R$ 11 million) – not yet officially announced.