It must be believed that Atlético de Madrid may have been fed up with seeing Real Madrid monopolize the media attention since the start of this 2024/2025 season. According to Relevothe Colchoneros are busy behind the scenes. And not for nothing. The Spanish media assures that the current third in the Liga standings has started looking for a new coach! But be careful, there is no question of dismissing Diego Simeone, whose contract runs until 2027. Relevo specifies in fact that Atlético does not want to be unprepared the day El Cholo decides to set sail. Whether at the end of your lease or before.
And this second option is clearly not to be excluded according to the local media. A feeling of wear and tear around Simeone would also be present within the club. Despite the €185 million invested last summer to regenerate the team (Alvarez, Gallagher, Le Normand, Sorloth), the feeling among the Colchoneros is that their emblematic coach is having more and more difficulty keeping the team at a high level. The recent snatch victory against Paris Saint-Germain (2-1) bore the mark of Simeone’s warrior Atlético, but no one is fooled by the level displayed by the Argentinian’s flock.
Atlético has its back
Without wanting to push Simeone towards the exit, Atlético therefore wants to protect its future interests. Especially since the new director of football, Carlos Bucero, arrived in January 2024, after the extension signed by El Cholo and he therefore has no special ties with the South American coach. Relevo also explains that Bucero excluded sports director Andrea Berta (Simeone’s trusted man) from several strategic decisions. You will have understood, Bucero is not into sentimentality and is already thinking about the post-Simeone era.
Several names of coaches are even mentioned: Luis Enrique (who extended his contract at PSG until 2027), coach Luis de la Fuente, Julen Lopetegui, Mauricio Pochettino, Fernando Torres (reserve coach) and even Unai Emery. So many profiles that are difficult to dislodge in the short term, but to whom a takeover of Atlético in the medium term can largely be offered. One thing is certain: whoever succeeds Diego Simeone (13 years on the Madrid bench 2 Ligas, 2 Europa Leagues, 2 European Super Cups, 1 Spanish Cup, 2 Champions League finals) will have a heavy task to assume .
