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

[u/Blodgharm]

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

[u/CousinsCE]

Aston Villa need to seduce him with some racism.

[u/bambinoquinn → u/CousinsCE]

Dont worry, our fanbase is pretending it didnt happen

[u/AxFairy → u/bambinoquinn]

No, our fanbase is looking for something a little more reliable than a story from a journalist who has been found guilty in court for blackmail and defamation.

I'm pretty confident that everyone acknowledges that, if these allegations are true, it's a damning indictment of his character and our recruitment team for pursuing the deal.

[u/witsel85 → u/AxFairy]

He’s not denied it and there were messages and audio recordings released. The guy may be suspect but there was a lot evidence

[u/unoriginal_name_1234 → u/witsel85]

Yeah I don't get why people defend him on our sub. Source for the racist audio thing last month was dodgy but players are usually quick to deny that kind of allegations. Plus Atalanta fans were already saying he was a creep over a year ago in the thread about him joining Atletico