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Rubén Uría: "If I were Simeone, I'd walk out the door"
Simeone's contract runs until 30 June 2027, and Uría wants the club to make its position clear before December
Diego Pablo Simeone. Photo: Atlético de Madrid official website
Rubén Uría believes the best thing for Simeone would be to leave, because a section of the fanbase will never forgive him anything, win or lose. He also points out that the decision lies with the club.
Rubén Uría makes it clear that journalists neither appoint nor sack managers: it is the club that wanted Simeone to stay. He is calling for someone to say before the end of December whether the coach will continue beyond 30 June 2027, when his contract expires, and for that someone to be a person "with a bit of common sense".
He then reiterates his own stance: "If it were up to me, if I were Cholo, I'd walk out the door tomorrow, because it no longer matters what he does, says, how he coaches, whether he wins or loses: there are people who don't want him and will never forgive him. People who were nowhere to be seen when we were winning seven or eight games in a row and who are now seizing the chance to lay into him." Uría believes Simeone does not deserve that treatment, and that is why he thinks the greatest legend in Atlético de Madrid's history will ultimately leave.
Uría insists that nobody is indispensable at Atlético de Madrid: when Simeone decides to go, the club will carry on. But it is obvious that some of the treatment Simeone is receiving is unfair, and that is precisely why Uría believes the best thing would be to leave: "Thank you for everything, it has been an honour to manage this club for 15 years, and now let someone else come in and do better."