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Simeone is 'untouchable' at Atletico Madrid

Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo has responded to criticism of manager Diego Simeone at the same time as there is reported interest in his services from Everton.

Amid constant peculation over who will be appointed the next Blues manager following the sacking of Ronald Koeman, Simeone is said to be at the top of Farhad Moshiri's shortlist of candidates.

Champions League finalists in recent years and now perennial title contenders under the Argentine, Atletico are 4th in La Liga and have been disappointing in European competition but Cerezo won't countenance people talking ill of his manager.

In what is being taken by the British media as a "hands-off" warning to Everton, Cezero said:

“I want to say this in a loud voice: Simeone is untouchable at Atletico Madrid, for the players, for the directors and for the supporters. Having doubts about Cholo Simeone is not allowed here.

“No club in the world has had 115 years of continuous and wonderful sporting success. We have had good, bad and average seasons and right now we're in a good one. It only just started and we're not even a third of the way through La Liga and we're fighting for everything.”

Simeone put pen to paper on an improved contract with Atletico and has shown no willingness to leave the Spanish club, even when linked with plumb Premier League jobs like the one at Chelsea.

Original Source: SportsLens  

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