I know what Griezmann makes. I know that he sits around 400,000 Euros a week and they have Koke and Costa on about 150,000 Euros. Then they typically keep players well under 100,000 Euros. Griezmann is an outlier. I also know that they do not have the capacity to pay a lot of players large amounts of money. It's simple economics. We make 50% more revenue than them, and Barca/Madrid make more than 100% more than them.
Despite this massive disadvantage, they are also paying around 50m Euros + interest per year on the stadium.
So, no, I am not worried about Atletico making a big capex outlay on our players and in addition paying a massive salary. I expect wise stewardship to help them meet their obligations. And then they would probably go the Liverpool route and invest in players who have lower opex commitments even if they have some initial capex, so they do not become millstones.
