Baena, Ruggeri, Almada, and now Cardoso: Atlético Madrid is gearing up to fulfill Simeone's wishes.

Álex Baena, Mateo Ruggeri, Thiago Almada, and, the latest arrival, Johnny Cardoso. With more than half of the summer transfer window still to go, Atlético de Madrid is signing new signings that could provide a significant boost to Simeone 's restructuring team, hoping to put the final months of last season behind them.

The red-and-white team went into the Club World Cup without any new signings, with a squad riddled with shortcomings that ruined the first half of last season. And after the disastrous defeat in the tournament in the United States, where Atlético were eliminated in the group stage, the sporting directors are giving Simeone what he wants.

The Argentine coach wanted a left-back, the weakest position in recent years, and Mateo Ruggeri arrived almost unexpectedly. While other names were publicly considered, the Madrid club announced the 22-year-old Italian international from Atalanta, "with a good cross and a long range."

After him, Alex Baena was signed, a move that had been an open secret for months. The player left Villarreal, the club where he developed, to play for an Atlético Madrid side that lacks ideas and is often the last-minute player. A player destined to be a key player over the next five years.

This Tuesday, after a few quiet weeks for the red-and-whites in terms of arrivals, Atlético Madrid announced Thiago Almada, another Argentine signing for Simeone. A quick signing, without much buzz, to give a boost to a team that will no longer include Ángel Correa.

Almada's arrival means Simeone has a new compatriot on the team, joining Julián Álvarez, Giuliano, Nahuel Molina, and Rodrigo De Paul, the latter of whom is in the midst of negotiations to move to Miami. He also arrives at Atlético Madrid with only one European experience under his belt , last year at Olympique Lyonnais, a detail that suggests this is Cholo's express desire.

After weeks of rumors, ever since an agreement was reached with the player, the club officially announced the signing of Johnny Cardoso this Thursday . A player who has excelled at Betis in just one and a half seasons in the green and white team, he will solidify Simeone's team's midfield.

These are the four names that already wear the red and white, but they could not be the last , since Atlético de Madrid still has more than a month to work on more reinforcements and other names are already being mentioned , such as the attacking midfielder Ademola Lookman, from Atalanta, the central defenders Cuti Romero, from Tottenham, or Piero Hincapié, from Bayer Leverkusen.