Coach Simeone wants to leave Atletico Madrid.

Simeone is considering leaving Atletico.

According to El Pais , the main reason stems from a strained and tense relationship with the club's new management in recent times. After the American investment group, Apollo Global Management, acquired a majority stake in Atletico, the relationship between coach Simeone and the club's top brass deteriorated.

Coupled with Atletico's recent decline on the pitch, coach Simeone himself wants to leave because he feels he needs a new environment to compete in, and is also tired of working at the same club after 15 years.

On February 1st, the Spanish capital team drew 0-0 away at Levante in the 22nd round of La Liga, marking their worst performance of the season. Within just three days, Atletico Madrid lost to Bodo/Glimt and failed to beat Levante, two teams considered significantly weaker than them.

This is a serious setback for the Madrid club in their pursuit of the La Liga title. They are now 10 points behind leaders Barcelona. In the Champions League, Atletico must play a play-off series against Club Brugge after a poor performance in the qualifying phase.

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Atletico has suffered a serious decline.

Internal conflicts only worsened the situation. Coach Simeone repeatedly publicly called for reinforcements during the January transfer window, but Sporting Director Mateu Alemany and CEO Miguel Angel Gil did almost nothing, only selling players (Galan, Gallagher, Raspadori) without buying any.

The Argentinian coach has managed Atletico since December 2011 and has a contract until 2027. However, he is ready to terminate his contract with the club early this summer. Whether he actually leaves or not, Coach Simeone's tenure at Atletico Madrid will undoubtedly be recognized as one of the most successful and long-term coaching periods with a club in modern football.

In over 14 seasons under Simeone, Atletico only finished outside the top four once. The team was runner-up in La Liga twice and won the Spanish top-flight title twice. Simeone ushered Atletico into the modern era with a new stadium, and on several occasions helped the club break the dominance of Barcelona and Real Madrid during the peak periods of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

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