Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo has confirmed reports that sporting director Andrea Berta will not be replaced. Cerezo also addressed rumors that they would sell the club, and started thinking about replacements for Diego Simeone.
Berta will leave the club next week after seven years at the club, and it appears director of football Carlos Bucero will take over his duties. Reports from the Spanish capital speak of a shift in power within the club towards Bucero.
“In principle no [asked about whether they will sign]because Carlos Bucero is there. But I want to highlight the good work, the great work and the great technical work of Andrea Berta during all these years at Atletico.”
Earlier this season it was rumored that Bucero was one of the figures who instigated the profiling of candidates to eventually replace Diego Simeone. Something that has since been denied by the club.
“A coach stays if there are good results. I always say the same thing: the day he wants to leave. He will never be a problem for us or for the fans. His departure was never considered. He is still going and what is left,” he told Cadena Cope, as quoted by Relevo.
Cerezo was also questioned about the objects that the far-right ultra group Frente Atletico threw at Real Madrid player Thibaut Courtois in September.
“All teams have this problem, some bigger, some smaller and some not. Unfortunately, we have a problem, not a small problem, and we are trying to solve it in our own way and the best we can.”
Tensions have risen between Frente Atletico and the club after the club banned fans from a match earlier this season. Frente Atletico is notorious for its neo-Nazi views, and it was from the same section that Nico Williams was racially abused last season in April.
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