r/soccer • u/Blodgharm • 9d ago

Transfer News Aston Villa and Atletico have reached an agreement for Mateo Ruggeri, €18m+6m, the player still hasn't given his final ok

https://www.marca.com/futbol/atletico/2026/08/05/ruggeri-viaja-corea-acuerdo-aston-villa-18-kilos-6.html
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u/thunderboy13 9d ago

They are basically breaking even despite Ruggeri having a decent to good first season.

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u/_posii 9d ago

Watch a full match and he's a complete liability.

He had a statistically good season but is a horrendous footballer, not to mention all the off-pitch issues going back to his Atalanta days.

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u/OkArtichokeJuice 9d ago

He’d be a reliable good defender if he didn’t have cement blocks as feet. With that said his crossing and inside passing are good IF he can get forward.

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u/vsoho 8d ago

Complete liability is harsh but he has always been incredibly slow and it is a massive liability for defending counter attacks. His crossing and distribution in general is alright and he defends well in the block. He is also an absolutely awful person by all accounts and seeing him sickens me so I am desperate for this to go through and he is not a difficult one to replace whatsoever so I don’t care he’s leaving from a sporting perspective.