Alex Kirkland

Yeah, Atleti are there and there is talk about unrest at Real Madrid.

There is unrest at Atleti right now as the transfer window comes to a close and they haven't signed any players in this window.

Four players have left Atleti in January.

Not key players, not players that were playing a lot, but four players have left.

And they haven't signed.

And there's a big behind-the-scenes kind of division between the coach, Diego Simeone, and Matteo Lomani, sort of the sporting director, who's looking at bringing players in.

Simeone's not happy they haven't had those reinforcements.

Atleti are up against it because they haven't been playing particularly well either.

They also kind of blew it in the Champions League to find a place in the playoffs.

And let's see.

Let's see if they can find a way through.

Right now, you don't look at Atleti and think this is a team that can compete in the latter stages of the Champions League.

Like I said, their squad has been weakened this month.

It hasn't gotten stronger.

Those prices are completely inaccessible to the vast majority of people here, Dan.

You know here the cost of living is much cheaper in the States.

Wages are much lower in the States.

It's always expensive for people that live here to go to the US.

I saw it myself at the Club World Cup, at the Copa America the year before.

And you look at these prices, there's no way that, like I say, the vast majority of Spanish football fans can afford that.