Giacomo Raspadori: Atletico Madrid sign Napoli striker for £22.5m
Atletico Madrid have made their 10th signing of the transfer window
Atletico Madrid have completed the signing of Napoli striker Giacomo Raspadori for £22.5 million.
Italy international Raspadori, 25, has signed a five-year contract with the Spanish club.
Raspadori becomes Atletico’s 10th signing of an extremely busy transfer window as Diego Simeone’s side look to dethrone LaLiga title holders Barcelona.
Having initially joined Napoli on loan from Sassuolo in 2022, Raspadori signed a permanent deal a year later.
He contributed 18 goals and 10 assists in three seasons, helping Napoli win the Scudetto in 2022/23 and 2024/25.
Similar success with Atletico may be harder to come by given the intense competition provided by Barca and arch rivals Real Madrid.
But Atletico will hope Raspadori’s addition to a talented attack will give them increased potency in forward areas.
Raspadori joins Alexander Sorloth, Antoine Griezmann and Julian Alvarez among the options for a side who scored 68 LaLiga goals last season – the fourth-most in the division, but 34 fewer than the 102 Barca scored.
Having rounded off their pre-season campaign with a 2-0 win over Newcastle United, Atletico begin their LaLiga season at Espanyol on Sunday (20:30 BST / 15:30 ET / 12:30 PT).