Goal : Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo has given the strongest indication yet that Diego Simeone will be the club’s next coach, hours after dispensing with the services of Gregorio Manzano.
Manzano was relieved of his duties on Thursday afternoon, but speculation linking the Argentine with a return to the Colchoneros has been building since he resigned from Racing Club at the start of the week.
Cerezo, speaking in a press conference, affirmed that the former River Plate and Catania coach has been offered the job, and that a deal could be done in the next two days.
“He is the one we all want here. He would love to come,” the president affirmed to reporters.
“We have sent him an offer and now we have to negotiate. Between this Thursday and Friday we will have our answer.”