Atletico Madrid Coach repeats that he will continue

Atletico are a buying club once again

Simeone closes in on Zamora's Atletico record

After Atletico Madrid had enjoyed a wonderful welcome and a decent friendly against Al Ittihad in Saudi Arabia, coach Diego Simeone took time to talk to the media and reiterated his desire to stay with the rojiblancos.

Rumours have been rife for a while now that this could be the Argentinian's last season in the Spanish capital with teams Europe-wide coveting his services.

"No, I will not leave Atletico," he said categorically.

Juanfran again played on the right wing, meaning Simeone has options there if he needs them.

"He [Juanfran] has played all his life there," he continued.

"Offensively he is very good and with Vrsaljko fit again, we have other possibilities, but that doesn't mean that we will always play like this though."

The atmosphere inside the ground was astonishing but the Atleti coach didn't see too much of it.

"I was in the dressing room," he said.

"I heard the noise and the people were excited because they saw goals and could enjoy a good match."

Simeone also took time to praise Atleti's opponents.

"I had seen some videos of them so I understood that they were good in possession," he noted.

"I wasn't surprised, we knew the type of team we were going to face."