He Atletico Madrid he wants the 2023-2024 season to be his return to fight for everything. After a campaign that saw them make up for their weak first round of the competition with a second that saw them repeat their third-place finish, the rojiblancos dream of discussing the title against Barcelona and Real Madrid this season.
In addition, Cholo Simeone’s team will try to be a bot again in Europe. The 2022-2023 academic year fell into the first phase of the Champions League, they were last in the group and did not even manage to get through to the Europa League. A resounding failure that has also had economic consequences and that will have to be adjusted in the campaign that gets underway.
Atlético de Madrid 2023 pre-season: when does it start, friendlies, signings, squad, travel and meeting places
Pre-season Atlético de Madrid 2023: when does it start?
Atlético de Madrid started preparations for the 2023-2024 season on Friday, July 7. The first thing was to pass the associated medical tests before you started training and moving Los Ángeles de San Rafael where the training sessions started on Monday, July 10 with the addition of the internationals.
And there, in the first session, the reunion between Simeone and Joao Félix took place and a symptomatic fact that speaks volumes about the future of the Portuguese. After the physical work, the coach arranged a ten-a-side game in which neither former Benfica nor Lodi are involved, the two players looking for a way out.
Pre-season Atlético de Madrid: trips and places of concentration
Atlético de Madrid starts, as usual, its pre-season in Los Ángeles de San Rafael. The rojiblancos will be concentrated in the Segovian city for a week. Between the 17th and 23rd, they will return to Madrid to perform the second week of preparation in Cerro del Espino before packing their bags for South Korea.
Moreover, the colchoneros will not play against Numancia this summer, another classic friendly match that they usually play when the first part of their preparation is over. Their first friendly match is at 27 Korean stars.
His first friendly match will be on July 27 against a team of Korean stars and the second against Manchester City, also in Korea. From there, they will head to the United States to play against Real Sociedad on August 3 and Sevilla on August 6, in the early hours of the morning, at 3 and 4 am respectively.
The athletic preseason will peak there. They return from the United States after the fourth friendly match and, after some rest, begin preparations for the first match day of the competition in which they will receive Granada on Monday, August 14 at 9:30 pm at the Metropolitan .
Pre-season Atlético de Madrid: friendlies
Pre-season Atlético de Madrid 2023: acquisitions and selection
Atlético de Madrid have announced four signings so far. The defense has been the propped up area. The left-back, Javi Galán, from Celta, Azpilicueta, after receiving the letter of freedom from Chelsea, Söyüncü who is also free from Leicester and the young Mouriño, a new Uruguayan international who will carry out the pre-season while waiting for Simeone to decide on his future , who can be loaned next season.
keepers: Oblak and Grbic
defenses: Söyüncü, Javi Galán, Giménez, Azpilicueta, Lodi, Savic, Nahuel Molina, Mario Hermoso, Reinildo and Mouriño.
Midfielders: Riquelme, De Paul, Koke, Lemar, Marcos Llorente, Saul, Witsel, Carrasco, Pablo Barrios.
strikers: Lino, Joao Félix, Griezmann, Depay, Correa, Morata, Camel.
There are still many moves in the squad. Several players have to leave and depending on those exits and the money Atlético can bring in, it could take on the task of taking on a midfielder and a striker.
Source: Goal