To end many recent speculations, coach Simeone has officially extended his contract with Atletico until 2022. He will receive the highest salary in the team, more than star Griezmann (Griezmann is receiving 150,000 pounds/week).
Leading the club since 2011, the Argentine strategist has truly built a powerful Atletico Madrid empire. He helped the club win 2 Europa League titles and 1 La Liga.
Not only that, Simeone's Atletico became the team with the most solid and uncomfortable playing style in Europe. Simeone's defensive counter-attacking style combined with his passion and scientific organization was learned and applied by many European coaches.
Although they have not won the Champions League, Atletico are always in the top of the last teams in this playground. In 2014 and 2016, they even reached the final and only lost in extra time and penalty shootout against Real Madrid.
This season, Simeone's Atletico are also in quite good form. They are competing in both La Liga and the Champion League.
Recently, with Chelsea and Inter's attention, the team's leadership has shown confidence and determination when immediately renewing him.
In his latest posted video, Simeone excitedly shared: "We look forward to the future with lots of expectations and challenges. We will continue to do our best for the Club. There is much speculation about my future, but the reality is that I am still here."
Previously, the Atletico president himself announced that he wanted to turn Simeone into the Atletico version of Sir Alex Ferguson: "We really want Simeone to become the Atletico version of Sir Alex. At the moment, we are facing a huge challenge to turn Wanda Metropolitano into a strong fortress. But I believe the future of the team will be very bright.
