Atletico Madrid midfielder Rodri believes his side have the strongest squad in La Liga going into the new season.
Last season, Atletico finished a massive 14 points behind La Liga winners Barcelona but managed to finish second above third-placed Real Madrid to secure their place as Spain’s second-best team of the 2017/18 campaign.
Rodri moved to Atletico this summer from La Liga rivals Villarreal for a transfer fee of £18 million in an effort to play Champions League football while competing for a league title.
Adding to the already impressive Atletico squad, the Spanish outfit have already agreed on a preliminary deal to bring in highly-sought forward Thomas Lemar from Ligue 1 side AS Monaco for a rumoured fee of around £63 million.
With World Cup winner Antoine Griezmann deciding to stay at the club, Rodri believes he has good reason to think that Atletico have the strongest side in the Spanish division.
“Atletico want to win everything,” Rodri told reporters (via Football Espana) on Friday.
“There has been a lot of change in the five years since I was last here and the club have grown a lot, now we have the best squad in La Liga.
“It was an easy decision for me to return home because I wanted this for a long time and now I have the chance to compete for every trophy.
“That is why I have returned, to come and win trophies and to give everything for this club.
“My number 14? It’s really important as it was also the old number of Diego Simeone as a player and it means you have to show courage and fight.
“Then it was worn by Gabi who epitomised leadership, which is something that I still must learn.”
Atletico’s next match is a pre-season fixture against Arsenal next Thursday.
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