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Lee Kang-In returns to La Liga with Atlético

€35M (up to €40M) — creative gamble under Simeone.

Confirmed2026-07-25
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Bruno Guimarães joins Arsenal (£75M) · Yan Diomande to Real Madrid (€125M) · Morgan Rogers to Chelsea (£117M) · Elliot Anderson to Man City (£116M) · Sandro Tonali to Tottenham (£100M) · Mohamed Salah joins Trabzonspor · Ligue 1 deadline 1 September · PL deadline 2 September 23:00 BST · Bruno Guimarães joins Arsenal (£75M) · Yan Diomande to Real Madrid (€125M) · Morgan Rogers to Chelsea (£117M) · Elliot Anderson to Man City (£116M) · Sandro Tonali to Tottenham (£100M) · Mohamed Salah joins Trabzonspor · Ligue 1 deadline 1 September · PL deadline 2 September 23:00 BST

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Lee Kang-In left PSG for Atlético Madrid for €35m, potentially €40m with bonuses. Excellent player, never a locked PSG starter — now a return to the league where he shone at Mallorca.

Lee Kang-In — Atlético’s creative import from Paris

The Simeone question

The fee looks light for age, talent and global pull. The risk is classic Atlético: will Simeone’s structure liberate a playmaker — or sand him down?

  • PSG minutes were mostly secondary fixtures
  • Atlético get marketing pull + technical quality
  • History with pure creators under Simeone is mixed

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