Cerezo does not see "the end" of Simeone and believes that Joao Felix "will succeed at Atlético"

MADRID, 12 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The president of Atlético de Madrid, Enrique Cerezo, stated this Wednesday that he does not see "the end" of Diego Pablo Simeone's stage, whom he only notes "concerned" about the results, and also admitted that the Portuguese striker Joao Felix, with Little prominence at present, he will "triumph" in the rojiblanco team.

"All seasons are not the same, he has had ten magnificent seasons and he will finish this one magnificently well. I do not see the end of his stage, I see that the confidence he has in the team and in us is enough for you not to think that you have to go because you are the journalists who say so. God willing, 'Cholo' will be our coach for a long time," Cerezo told the media before lunch with the Brugge board, rival this Wednesday in the Champions League .

The leader stressed that "Cholo" is "concerned about the results." "Personally, it's not enough for me to win and play badly, but many times if you play badly and you win and everyone is so happy, and other times you lose and you play well, and everyone is pissed off," he said, showing himself sure that Atlético "will to answer" against Bruges. "The team is calm and in good shape to play a great game," he added.

About Joao Felix, who has stopped being a starter and playing a few minutes, he assured that they are "very calm" for the future. "He's a terrific player and he really has yet to show what he is, but in time he will show it," he warned.

"We don't fear anything, he's an Atlético player, a magnificent player with a very long contract. We're delighted with him and we have to keep in mind that there are people who adapt right away and others who take longer, but I think he'll succeed here with the a lot of quality and category that he has", he added about the future of the Portuguese.

In addition, the mattress president celebrated the end of the 'soap opera' with Antoine Griezmann, already with the team until 2026. "He is a magnificent player and we have always wanted him to stay. He has been with us for a long time and he no longer has that uneasiness about whether he goes or he stays and he can train calmly and he will be able to play like when he arrived at the beginning", he remarked.

Finally, Cerezo ruled out any interest in Kylian Mbappé although "a player like that always has a place in any team" and confessed that he had not "heard or seen" any of the possible derogatory words of Luis Rubiales, president of the RFEF, about his club . "It's a topic that shouldn't be given much importance, I don't know what it means," he settled.