Simeone has earned the right to decide his own Atlético future

Alberto Pérez believes Simeone will leave whenever he wants, contract or no contract, and that the only thing that would worry him is seeing him lose his energy. Nacho Donado counters that this is exactly what release clauses are for.

Alberto Pérez trusts in the professionalism of Mateu Alemany and Simeone, and offers a thought: he has always believed that the day Simeone wants to leave, he will leave, whether he has a contract or not. That is why it has never bothered him whether he signs for one, three or five years.

He goes further and places him above Luis Aragonés: for him, Simeone is the most important figure in Atleti's history and has earned the right to do whatever he wants. He is more concerned with what Simeone wants than with what the club wants, and would only be alarmed if he saw him losing his energy, enthusiasm or competitive edge.

Nacho Donado adds that this is precisely why contracts with release clauses exist, and points out that it has already been reported that Simeone's contract includes clauses linked to sporting targets. As a result, he does not see it as an excuse not to renew him.

CLICK on the VIDEO to relive the moment from the 'Club Uría' show where the handling of Diego Pablo Simeone's possible contract renewal is debated.