Marca: Atletico Madrid s lineup is undergoing a large-scale blood exchange, and five players including Correa and Gallagher will bid farewell

According to Marca, with the end of the Club World Cup journey, Atletico Madrid's lineup has undergone major adjustments, and five players will officially bid farewell to Atletico Madrid.

In the current 23-man lineup, five players will no longer wear red and white jerseys. Three of the players left the team after their contracts expired (Aspilicueta, Witsel and Renierdo), and the other two players, despite their contracts, have their Atletico careers coming to an end (Correa and Riquelme).

These players who left the team cover all positions except the goalkeeper position. Musso's official joining has made the Argentine goalkeeper a substitute for Oblak, who has been at the club for more than ten years and has a three-year contract.

Up to three defenders will leave the team, and the two veterans, Vitsel and Azpilicueta, are over thirty years old. They join as free agents and complete their missions. If they had joined a few years earlier, their career at the Metropolitan Stadium might have been even more brilliant. Similarly, Renierdo may have performed better without that serious injury at the Bernabeu.

Simone will also lose two offensive players, Correa is one of his important players at Atletico Madrid, and he decided to look for more starting opportunities, and the next stop will be the Mexican Tigers. Another person who no longer plays for Atletico Madrid is Riquelme, who has been fighting for more playing time for years but eventually becomes a marginal player.

The players who may leave the team

In addition to the five people who have confirmed their departure, there are also some players' futures full of uncertainty. If there is a suitable offer, Lino and Molina may be sold, and although the two players often rotate, their playing time has significantly reduced in the last season and their performance has also declined.

Gallagher's performance in his first season was completely convincing, and if there were good offers, he could leave and even return to the Premier League. As for DePaul, his contract renewal is pending, and all kinds of possibilities exist: leave the team early, renew the contract until 2026, or wait until the contract expires before making a decision.

High percentage of personnel changes

Apart from other possible unexpected situations, the reality is that of the 23 players who participated in the Club World Cup and spent the entire season (plus Carlos Martin who later joined), eight players may not play for Atletico again. That is to say, more than one-third of the players will leave the team in the new season and the team will have a new look.