Tag: Diego Simeone

  • Atletico Madrid want Chelsea striker and target as front-two

    Atletico Madrid want Chelsea striker and target as front-two

    View image | gettyimages.com Atletico Madrid want Diego Costa and Mauro Icardi as their front-two next season, according to Marca. The former Spanish champions lost their momentum in the race for the La Liga title this season after struggling to replicate the form of last term. Diego Costa, whom they sold to Chelsea last summer…

  • Balague: Diego Simeone rejected Man City job offer

    Balague: Diego Simeone rejected Man City job offer

    View image | gettyimages.com Spanish football expert Guillem Balague has claimed that Diego Simeone turned down the chance to manage Manchester City last summer. The 44-year-old Argentine coach has been at the forefront of Atletico Madrid’s successes both in La Liga and Europe of late, developing the likes of Diego Costa and Filipe Luis, who…

  • Five potential replacements for Man City boss Manuel Pellegrini

    Five potential replacements for Man City boss Manuel Pellegrini

    http://gty.im/465599100 Tim Sheaff takes a look at five potential replacements for Manuel Pellegrini after Manchester City lost 1-0 to Burnley on Saturday and dropped further behind league leaders Chelsea. City have failed to replicate the free-flowing, sometimes unplayable football of last season. Their recent form has seen any hope of consecutive Premier League titles slip…

  • La Liga boss open to replacing Pellegrini at Man City

    La Liga boss open to replacing Pellegrini at Man City

    Embed from Getty Images Diego Simeone is reportedly keen on replacing Manuel Pellegrini at Manchester City and is holding off on a new contract with Atletico Madrid, according to reports in Spain. The Argentine coach has been hugely successful in La Liga, having broken up the so called ‘big-two’ and winning the Spanish title with…

  • Simeone not interested in Man City job

    Simeone not interested in Man City job

    Diego Simeone will not swap Madrid for Manchester this coming summer, according to Guillem Balague. The Argentine coach has been strongly linked with a move to Manchester City in recent weeks as the Premier League champions look to replace Manuel Pellegrini after a poor run of form. Simeone has worked wonders at Atletico Madrid in…

  • Atletico Madrid attempt January move for Arsenal midfielder

    Atletico Madrid attempt January move for Arsenal midfielder

    Atletico Madrid are planning to make a January move for Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla. The 29-year-old has become unsettled in London following the World Cup in Brazil, after which he was used more as a substitute than a regular starter. And, it is believed that his agent has already begun spreading the word back in…

  • Simeone laughs off Man United’s interest in Godin

    Simeone laughs off Man United’s interest in Godin

    Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone has rubbished reports that Manchester United could sign Diego Godin in January. Uruguayan defender Godin is believed to have a £28.5m release clause in his current contract with the Spanish champions and has been heavily linked with a move to Manchester United, who are in desperate need to bolster their…

  • Griezmann confirms Arsenal rejection

    Griezmann confirms Arsenal rejection

    Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann says that the chance to work with Diego Simeone helped him reject a move to Arsenal this summer. The former Real Sociedad man joined Atletico Madrid this summer after impressing with the Basque side, but further reports confirm that he could have been lining up at Emirates stadium for Arsenal…

  • Simeone’s faith in Atletico champs falters despite Super Cup win

    Simeone’s faith in Atletico champs falters despite Super Cup win

    Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone may have been momentarily left eating his doubtful words on Friday when his side defeated their heavyweight neighbours Real Madrid to win the Spanish Super Cup, but he still believes his side will not be strong enough to challenge Spain’s two elite sides Real and Barcelona in the major league…

  • Season Preview: Who will win La Liga 2014-15?

    Season Preview: Who will win La Liga 2014-15?

    Understandably, everyone is very excited about the return of Premier League and seeing how their beloved sides will fare this year but there is another league starting this week and it’s the second best in the world in my mind, La Liga. Last year Atlético Madrid managed to pull off a big surprise by holding…