Anwar Ibrahim (Cairo)
It seems that Argentine coach Diego Simeone, coach of Atletico Madrid, is seriously considering ending his long adventure with “Roji Blancos”, as some Spanish newspapers have speculated that he could leave at the end of this season, if he leaves “empty hands”, so he has no choice but the European Champions League. The Champions League, in which he will face Manchester United this week, in the framework of the round of 16 of this tournament, while he was eliminated from the Spanish Cup, and far away from the competition for the Spanish League “La Liga”, as the difference between him and Real Madrid, the leaders so far, is 15 points, as it reached The “Real” balance is 54 points, while Atletico has 39 points until “round 24”, although there are sometimes surprises.
For its part, the Atleti administration took precautions in anticipation of the possibility of his departure or dismissal, and identified its first candidate to succeed him, the former Barcelona coach, Ernesto Valverde.
However, the newspaper “Sport” confirmed that the Atleti management still trusts Simeone, and is not considering dismissing him, because of what he presented to the club over the past ten years.
The Argentine coach’s contract extends until the “summer of 2024”, and the newspaper pointed out that if the coach himself insists on leaving, the first “alternative” option is Valverde, and no other name was hesitated in this regard.
Atlético de Madrid faces Osasuna at the “Al Sadar” stadium, in the framework of the “25th round” of the Spanish League, and the team received a sudden defeat from Levante 1-0, in the postponed match between them from the “21st round”, a loss that cast a shadow on the relationship. Between Simeone and the management of «Atleti».
Simone, born on April 28, 1970 (51 years old), has led Atletico Madrid to 8 trophies so far, starting in the European League “European League” in 2012, followed by the European Super 2013, the King’s Cup in the same year, the Spanish League 2014, and the Spanish Super In the same year, the European League again 2015, the European Super 2018 and the Spanish League last year.