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Editor | Atlético de Madrid
Alex Baena is the name that is noted in gold letters on the agenda of the sports management of the Atlético de Madrid Looking ahead to the next season, 25/26. The footballer born 23 years ago in Roquetas de Mar (Almería) is very popular at the Metropolitano, where they are determined to bet on the midfielder for the coming season.
With contract with Villarreal until 2028 and with a termination clause of 60 million euros, the red and white club understands that it will not be easy to undertake his hiring, since La Cerámica has no intention of lowering that amount to let the current player leave. most differential of its staff, both by performance and age.
The yellow team’s position is also reinforced by the strong interest in the Spanish international from the Premier League, where some teams are considering his incorporation for the winter market, which would greatly complicate the club’s claims. Atlético de Madrid.
The colchoneros believe that Baena He is the ideal player to reinforce the team’s midfield due to his conditions. In his desire to rejuvenate the squad, the man from Almería fits perfectly with what is sought at the Metropolitano. Already established in the elite, with a lot of future ahead of him, with the ability to create in the middle and also to give that last pass, with the arrival to see the goal and in charge of being the executor in set-piece actions, Álex Baena is a priority for Atlético.
From the capital they have been following the footballer since he was in the Villarreal Bsomething known by the player himself and also by the Castellón entity, with whom he negotiated this past summer for SorlothBaena’s name coming to light as something merely informative.
The footballer, who has shared a dressing room with Pablo Barrios in the U-21 (the representation agency is the same) and also with men like Morata either Llorente In the Absolute, he welcomes the red-and-white option, but to do so, in the Metropolitan they must bet on him, something that could be helped by the recent agreement with Riyadh Air so that it also gives a ‘last name’ to the Avenida de Luis coliseum Aragonese.
In this season, Baena He has five assists and one goal in eight LaLiga games, a competition in which he has already played 84 games with 22 assists and nine goals, more than interesting numbers for a player who can play in all midfield positions.
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