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 a particularly 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 objectives and 10 assists in three seasons, serving to Napoli win the Scudetto in 2022/23 and 2024/25.
Comparable success with Atletico could also be tougher to return by given the extreme 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 objectives 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).
