Simeone in talks with Atletico over new contract – sources

Diego Simeone’s agent and sister Natalia Simeone met with Atletico Madrid general manager Miguel Angel Gil Marin on Monday to discuss a new contract for the coach, sources told ESPN.

Both parties want Simeone – whose current contract expires in June 2024 – to remain at the Metropolitano, sources have said, and details of a new deal are currently being worked out.

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The duration of a new contract should be two or three years, or two years with the possibility of a third, if certain objectives are achieved.

Sources have indicated that Simeone would even be willing to consider taking a pay cut to help get a deal done as quickly as possible.

Gil Marin is personally handling the file. The relationship between CEO and coach remains strong, despite reports last year that Simeone’s time at Atletico could be about to end.

Simeone took charge of Atletico in December 2011 and transformed the club, winning two La Liga titles – in 2014 and 2021 – and reaching two Champions League finals, as well as a Copa del Rey, two Europa Leagues and two UEFA Super Cups. and a Spanish Super Cup.

He is already the most trophy-winning manager in the club’s history, and his new contract would also make him the longest-serving manager.

Simeone’s preference has always been to stay at Atletico, a source told ESPN.

The team have been in excellent form, winning the most points of any La Liga team in the second half of the 2022-23 season, and sit third in the table, three points off the top with a game in hand, after beating Alavés 2. -1 on Sunday.

The Argentine received various offers from Saudi Arabia this summer, but ESPN reported that his priority is to stay at Madrid.