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Raspadori, who also won the Scudetto with Napoli in 2023, has joined for 20 million euros ($23.2 million), according to Spanish media reports.
Giacomo Raspadori joins Atletico Madrid from Napoli. (Picture Credit: X/@atletienglish)
Spanish La Liga club Atletico Madrid confirmed the signing of Italy forward Giacomo Raspadori from Serie A champions Napoli on a five-year contract on Monday.
Raspadori, who won the Scudetto with Napoli in 2023, has joined for 20 million euros ($23.2 million), according to Spanish media reports.
The 25-year-old scored six goals for Napoli last season in his third year with the club after signing from Sassuolo in 2022.
Atletico, who finished third in La Liga last season, have made several signings this summer as they aim to launch a title challenge.
Raspadori was part of Italy’s Euro 2020-winning squad and has scored nine goals in 40 appearances for the national team.
Other high-profile arrivals to the Metropolitano include winger Alex Baena from Villarreal, David Hancko from Feyenoord, and American midfielder Johnny Cardoso from Real Betis.
Grealish to join Everton
Manchester City winger Jack Grealish has agreed to join Everton on loan for the 2025-26 season, according to reports on Monday.
Grealish fell out of favour with City boss Pep Guardiola last season and made just seven starts in the Premier League.
The 29-year-old was left out of City’s squad for the Club World Cup in the United States amid speculation that he was set to leave the Etihad Stadium.
Everton have now agreed a deal for Grealish, who reportedly earns £300,000 ($402,000) per week, ahead of the new Premier League campaign, which starts for the Toffees at Leeds on August 18.
The England international joined City from Aston Villa in 2021 for a then British record fee of £100 million.
Grealish has won three Premier League titles, the Champions League, and the FA Cup with City, but his form had dipped significantly since he played a key role in the 2022-23 treble-winning campaign.
He was left out of England’s Euro 2024 squad, an omission that left him “heartbroken”.
Guardiola rarely picked Grealish last season despite City’s struggles and he was left on the bench for the shock FA Cup final defeat against Crystal Palace.
If Grealish passes a medical and completes his move to Everton, the winger will have a chance to revive his career and potentially earn a recall to the England squad ahead of next year’s World Cup.
Everton recently moved into their new Hill Dickenson stadium ahead of the season, with Grealish set to take centre stage in the plush arena.
He will rank as Everton’s biggest signing since the end of last season after a quiet summer in the transfer market for boss David Moyes.
(With inputs from AFP)
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