The figures of the Andrea Berta stage: 43 transfers, 52 signings…

He Atlético de Madrid and Andrea Berta confirmed this Sunday the “agreement for the termination of the contract” of the until now director of sports of the rojiblanco club, in the entity since 2013, in that position since 2017 and declared that “time passes for everyone and understood time that to write separate pages.

“This decision marks the end of more than a decade of work marked by good results in sports and the growth of the entity. We would like to thank Andrea for her effort, commitment and dedication during these 11 years and we wish his best in his new role. professional stage,” the club highlighted in the official announcement, around 5:15 pm

“He Atlético de Madrid and Andrea Berta We agreed to terminate the contract that joined me in the red and white entity. “This decision marks the end of twelve years of work marked by excellent sporting results and superlative growth of the entity,” he would later confirm. Andrea Bertain a statement sent to EFE.

“The first team, with the Christmas break, is top of the classification First divisionthe subsidiary in the promotion positions to aim for a higher category and the youth division of honor as the leader of his group, within the elite group he led,” he said.

“Effort, commitment and dedication to our colors has been the essence of everything that has been done. Time has passed for everyone and it is understandable that it is time to write separate pages. With all due respect, I say to our fans who are considered I’m one of his own. The expressions of love for me have been consistent for these twelve years,” added the team’s former sports director. Atlético de Madrid in your message.

“The desire is to convey that the squad, designed together with my team of collaborators, achieves victories in every game in this course and the next ones,” he continued. Berthawhich “concludes with thanksgiving Enrique Cerezo and Miguel Angel Gil“for giving him the “opportunity and for the hospitality” that “they have given him all these years.”

“Only fate knows if after my departure we will meet again, our paths will cross again,” he concluded. Andrea Bertawhose arrival at the club took place in April 2013, from Genoato join “as Director of International Football and Recruitment Director within the Sports Directorate organization chartappointed, in July 2015, Director of Planning of the first team squad” remaining “as Director of Recruiting“, as defined Bertha.

In July 2017, as part of the restructuring of that area, Berta was appointed as sports director and head of the team’s professional football area. Atlético de Madrid instead Jose Luis Perez Caminero.

At the beginning of 2024, the new General Directorate of Football was created, led by Carlos Bucero, who assumed the coordination of the club’s sports directorates. “More than the first teams, men and women, he is also the leader of Pre-eliteof Academyand coordination with our sister clubs, the Atlético de San Luis and the Ottawa Athleticsa”, he explained Miguel Angel Gil this week on the club’s website.

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During Berta’s time as sports director since 2017, Atlético has included 52 signings for the first team, including the last market, when the club took over. Julián Alvarez, Clement Lenglet, Conor Gallagher, Alexander Sorloth, Robin Le Normand and Juan Musso. Arthur Vermeeren and Horatio Moldovanin the previous winter season, was also there Hornbill as general director of Football.

There are players who go down in the history of Athleticnumber Antoine Griezmannwho returned under Berta’s sports direction after leaving for two years. Barcelona; Luis Suarezthe scorer of the last League Athletic in 2020-21; Yannick Carrascoupon his return to the entity; Kieran Trippierthe right back of the 2020-21 champion; Mario is beautiful and Marcos Llorentealso winner of that League and the second of them is capital in the method of Diego Simeone currently…

João Felix He was also champion – and important – that year. The highest signing in the history of Athleticmade in 2019 for 120 million of his termination clause, he finished a good course then, called one of the great figures of the team. It didn’t happen. Less than expected, in an insurmountable conflict with Diego Simeoneleft the team this summer, permanently, in Chelsea. Before he played on loan at Barcelona.

Under his sports direction they also came Thomas Lemar, champion that year, like Lucas Torreira either Felipe Monteiro, although there were ups and downs in his journey through the team. The Frenchman still remains with the entity, although his name has been mentioned several times for a hypothetical departure. Also, they were accepted Alvaro Moratascorer 58 times in 154 games with Atlético; Felipe Monteiroretired; Renan Lodi, today at Saudi Arabia; Geoffrey Kondogbiain Marseilles; Hector Herreratranscendent to LaLiga 2020-21, or Reinildo Mandava, Rodrigo de Paul, Nahuel Molina, Samuel Lino, Axel Witsel, César Azpilicueta either Javi Galan, currently in the current first team, leader of LaLiga.

Rodrigo Hernandez He also signed him as sports director. Today Ballon d’Or, no matter how much he offered Athleticwho even dared to match the economic offer of Manchester City, He barely lasted a year in the Madrid team before leaving for the freedom of his termination clause in the Madrid team. Pep Guardiolawhere he made history.

There are also footballers, who are almost not (or less) famous. Moussa Dembele, Nehuén Pérez, Caglar Soyuncu, Samu Omorodion, Daniel Wass, Gabriel Paulista, Matt Doherty, the aforementioned Arthur Vermeeren, Gelson Martins, Sergio Reguilón, Nikola Kalinic, Ivan Saponjic, Marcos Paulo either Santiago Mourinho are some of the examples, besides substitute goalkeepers Antonio Adán, Ivo Grbic, Benjamin Lecomte, Andre Moreira and Horatio Moldovanin the shadow of the unsuspecting owner Jan Oblak.

Under expectations, however, with more minutes, they performed Santiago Arias, Matheus Cunha -sold to Wolverhampton for 50 million euros in December 2022- or Memphis Depay. In the case of the latter, his qualities, without a doubt, were diminished by his constant injuries. He left the club last summer.

All these movements are divided into 43 transfers – seven of them at zero cost -, five transfers, three loans with the option to buy, and one arrival as a free agent, according to data from the football statistical platform ‘Be Soccer Pro’ for EFE , with an unofficial expenditure of 828 million euros across all incorporations. On the other hand, it received around 550 million euros in outflows during that period, from 2017 to now.

The current squad of Athletic It has a market value of 653.9 million euros, according to the same source, which is reduced to 607.2 million without counting the six players who expire on June 30: Juan Mussowith a purchase option; Clement Lenglet (given by Barcelona), Reinildo Mandava, César Azpilicueta, Axel Witsel and Coke Resurrection.

The march of Bertha of Athletic This comes almost a year after the restructuring of the club’s organizational chart carried out by Miguel Ángel Gil MarínCEO and largest shareholder of the entity, with two new general directorates, one of them Football, headed by Carlos Bucero and has a direct impact on sports management. One, which refers to Revenue and Operations, manages the Oscar Mayo since then.