Diego Pablo Simeone will fulfill the contract that will keep him tied with Atlético until June 2024. rojiblanco bench, Cholo will go on for at least one more season, match by match..
In fact, the coach who always depends on the club and his situation, He tightened his belt by downloading his file, which decreased from 20 million euros to 16.5, a few months ago. SPANISH NEWSPAPERFrom the Prensa Ibérica group, Sources are from the club itself. After being eliminated in Europe in the first trade, the move confirming Cholo’s commitment to Atlético during these most difficult financial times for the club. Added to this is a deficit to start the season by not selling players to earn cash and not getting into the 30 million the club needs to start the course without ballast.
Frictions with Gil Marín
A few months ago there was even talk of the Argentinian player’s option to extend his contract for two more years, thereby extending his relationship with the rojiblanco club; The remaining 40 million euros to be paid to Argentina increased the payment to four years instead of two.
This diluted climate was not just due to the team’s poor Champions League results. The relationship between Gil Marín and Simeone had cooled with some disagreements between the club manager and the team manager.
Cristiano, Griezmann and Joao
Those quarrels started the emergence of the possibility of signing Cristiano RonaldoThe reinforcement negotiated by Gil Marín behind the coach with Mendes, the strife that several months later Simeone could put him in line for only half an hour for Griezmann’s purchase from Barcelona, or the management of Joao Félix’s departure, Gil Marín publicly positions himself in favor of the continuation of Portugal and blames Simeone for his departure due to bad relations.
Added to all this was the battle in the stands, where the Atlético Front used Simeone as a thrown weapon against the leader in an issue that was censored by other fans and that the coach did not want to dominate.
After the disagreements were settled, the Argentine confirmed his intention to fulfill the contract, something he has always maintained. And this is happening now that Simeone has become a “legend”, as Atlético describes itself as it celebrates its new status. Athletic coach with the most matches after surpassing Luis Aragonés’ 612. A show attended by the squad, staff and coach’s family as the culmination of these twelve seasons where the coach competitively pushed Atlético to the highest levels in the club’s history.
Simeone played 613 matches on the rojiblanco bench in all competitions, setting a record of 359 wins, 143 draws, 111 losses and 1,004 goals and 478 counter goals. Now, bed sports director Andre Berta must improve selling the players Gil Marín brought in and Simeone wasn’t worth it, as he did with Joao Félix and Cunha, and bring in others who served Cholo to return Atlético to the European aristocracy. .
Girona-Atletico, today at 9:00.
Atlético de Madrid play at Girona tonight (21:00) to secure their first win at Montilivi, where they have three draws in three visits, with Diego Simeone on the bench. The Argentine will opt for the Memphis Depay-Antoine Griezmann partnership on offense and Álvaro Morata will have to wait on the bench for the opportunity, despite scoring two goals against Sevilla in the last game for the colchoneros.
Atlético is reborn after the 2022 World Cup and comes to its best moment of the season. After Joao Félix and Cunha left the team, they had five wins in the last seven days and have not been relegated for eight games. The Cholo’s have landed on the LaLiga podium where they will try to maintain stability to secure their place in the Champions League.
Eleventh place will try to avoid relegation at Girona, especially after falling to Getafe (3-0). Juanpe Ramírez could be replaced by David López and Miguel Gutiérrez could be a starter like ‘atlético’ Riquelme.