Atletico Madrid have accomplished the signing of Napoli striker Giacomo Raspadori for £22.5 million.
Italy worldwide Raspadori, 25, has signed a five-year contract with the Spanish membership.
Raspadori turns into Atletico’s tenth signing of an especially busy switch window as Diego Simeone’s facet look to dethrone LaLiga title holders Barcelona.
Having initially joined Napoli on mortgage from Sassuolo in 2022, Raspadori signed a everlasting deal a yr later.
He contributed 18 targets and 10 assists in three seasons, serving to Napoli win the Scudetto in 2022/23 and 2024/25.
Related success with Atletico could also be more durable to return by given the extraordinary competitors supplied by Barca and arch rivals Actual Madrid.
However Atletico will hope Raspadori’s addition to a proficient assault will give them elevated efficiency in ahead areas.
Raspadori joins Alexander Sorloth, Antoine Griezmann and Julian Alvarez among the many choices for a facet who scored 68 LaLiga targets final season – the fourth-most within the division, however 34 fewer than the 102 Barca scored.
Having rounded off their pre-season marketing campaign with a 2-0 win over Newcastle United, Atletico start their LaLiga season at Espanyol on Sunday (20:30 BST / 15:30 ET / 12:30 PT).
