The Atlético de Madrid
has approved this Friday, at the shareholders' meeting, a capital increase amounting to 181'8 million euros. A date that the rojiblanco club had marked in red on the calendar, since the entity ensures that it was vital for the present and the future.
“The purpose of the aforementioned capital increase is to mitigate the adverse economic effects caused by the pandemic on the club's income during this season, as well as to reduce the level of indebtedness caused by both the investment in the new stadium and the acquisition of players. to maintain the level of competitiveness of the first team, “Atlético said in a statement a month ago, when it announced this shareholders' meeting.
And in the last point, that of maintain the level of competitiveness of the first team, It is where the immediate operations that the colchoneros want to undertake come in and that depend on that liquidity entry into the club's coffers, although it should be noted that this will not be immediate, since there is up to a month to subscribe the shares and that money can enter anytime.
Atlético wants to close the signing of Rodrigo de Paul. Has everything agreed with Udinese, but it takes money to close the deal. And they must also address the immediate confirmation of two contract extensions in which the rojiblancos have been working for a long time.
One is the coach, Diego Simeone, whose link ends in 2022 and which will be extended for two more campaigns, until 2024. They also want to improve and extend the contract for Marcos Llorente placeholder image, who has had an important performance in the course that has just concluded, which has earned him to be summoned by the Spanish team to play the European Championship.