Atlético seal pre-agreement with Cassierra, near sixth 2026 signing | OneFootball

Atlético took another important step in the transfer market this Monday (19th). The club's CSO, Paulo Bracks, officially announced that Galo has a pre-agreement with the Colombian forward Mateo Cassierra, 28, who belongs to Zenit, Russia. According to the executive, the deal is not yet fully completed, but it is very well underway for the striker to become Atlético's sixth reinforcement for the 2026 season.

Before the presentation of the club's first five signings for the year, Bracks made a point of sharing the information with the journalists present at the press conference.

Paulo Bracks avoided detailing numbers but made sure to dismiss figures circulating in the press.

“But attention: these are not the values being reported today by the press”, he emphasized.

Despite the official secrecy, journalists Guilherme Frossard and Venê Casagrande found out that Atlético is expected to pay 7 million euros (about R$ 43.7 million at the current exchange rate) to Zenit, plus bonuses for achieved goals. With these variables, the deal could reach up to 10 million euros (approximately R$ 62.4 million).

Numbers that draw attention

Cassierra arrives with strong numbers in Russian football. For Zenit, the Colombian accumulated:

This means a direct goal involvement every 109 minutes, a quite relevant average for a central striker.

Revealed by Deportivo Cali, the striker built his career outside Colombia, playing for Ajax and Groningen (Netherlands), Racing (Argentina), Belenenses SAD (Portugal), and Sochi (Russia) before establishing himself at Zenit, where he experienced his best moments.

Cassierra has also worn the Colombian national team jersey three times, scoring one goal for the national team.

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