The Argentine coach, more and more talked about every day, tied the knot with Atletico’s leaders by assuring that his team is playing better for the French after the defeat to Leverkusen.
The well-deserved defeat to Bayer Leverkusen, where Atlético speculated for over an hour and this time lost just as their coach introduced the offensive changes, led to a double conclusion at the Metropolitano club: something strange is going on with Cholo Simeone, on who he looks like. upset and whose figure is increasingly discussed inside and outside the rojiblanco club; and the ‘Griezmann case’ must be resolved sooner rather than later, as it is a serious problem for all parties to the dispute that cannot be sustained throughout the season.
Simeone, the highest paid coach in the world, with a salary of around 25 million a year, will fulfill his contract in 2024 and today all indications are that he will not go beyond that. Its wear is great and football is present. He changed the history of Atlético, with whom he won two league titles, reached two Champions League finals and enjoys the top continental competition for the tenth consecutive year, but every day more voices are heard against him from fans who previously supported him unconditionally and they are already complaining that he is very conservative in his approaches and that he has a squad to play much better and dominate the matches more.
This campaign, no chant in his favor is heard in the Metropolitan and the negative current towards the coach is not cut from the board either. Simeone has emphasized that he has always been and will remain a club man, but at every conference he throws some puja at the owners. The last, and arguably the most immediate, after a fall in the BayArena. “We played better with Griezmann,” he said bluntly. However, the Frenchman is not a starter and appears in all matches after 60 minutes because the club imposed it on him for economic reasons.
Such a grotesque situation, unprecedented with a world champion as the protagonist, worries everyone. For the player, because he feels like a victim and needs more minutes to think about his starting role in Didier Deschamps’ team in the run-up to the World Cup in Qatar, where the French defend the title won in Russia. The coach, because he considers him the best of the squad and does not put him on the line, losing his credibility and appearing like a puppet in the hands of the property. To Atletico, because he squandered a big asset, and to Barca, because it is feared Griezmann will be back at the Camp Nou next summer.
According to ‘L’Equipe’, the Frenchman’s half hour is coming to an end. Atlético and Barcelona would be close to agreeing on the player’s final transfer for 25 million instead of the 40 laid down in the clause, provided Griezmann spends more than 45 minutes in his two-year loan period in at least 50% of matches. plays where it is available. And the prestigious Paris media outlet adds that the deal will be sealed at the latest during the national team’s next break.
By the return of the regular tournament, Griezmann would already be a rojiblanco player for all intents and purposes and could once again be part of Simeone’s starting XI unopposed. However, both clubs have denied this point. “There is no agreement, nor a planned meeting with Barca,” said Enrique Cerezo, president of Atlético, in Leverkusen. From the Barça club, they refer to the clause and threaten to denounce the colchoneros because they understand that the contract was for one year and that Atlético already has to pay the 40 million.
Despite his few minutes and loss in Germany with him on the pitch, Griezmann proves essential when he takes to the pitch. He scored two goals in the League and most notably the one who defeated Porto in the last minute of added time in the match on the first day of the Champions League at the Metropolitano. After that goal, he kissed the shield, hugged Simeone and reaffirmed his sentimental bond with Atlético.
Source: La Verdad
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