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In the last six years, Simeone has helped Atletico to the La Liga title, the Copa del Rey, the Europa League and two Champions League finals.
They look unlikely to get out of their Champions League group this season, they're currently serving a transfer ban and are fourth in La Liga, eight points behind Barcelona and level on points with Real Madrid. But there's no doubt Simeone has done tremendous work with Atletico, even if, by the standards of recent campaigns, the season hasn't gone to plan so far.
The former Argentina midfielder's contract expires in 2020, and if he was to leave Atletico he would have the pick of jobs throughout Europe. As such, most football fans just couldn't understand why one of the best managers in the world would want to leave Atletico half-way through the season to take charge of a Premier League team in a relegation battle.
Yet, Paul Merson doesn't see it this way.
No, Merson reckons Simeone might be interested in the job, because it would give him the chance to work in the Premier League, because "everybody wants to be in the Premier League now."
"This is where it has taken Simeone now," Merson said on Sky Sports show The Debate, on Tuesday night. "People are saying he might be a bit big for the club, but he's been around a long time. Atletico Madrid are not the team they were and they are falling behind a bit. "He’ll look at the Premier League and think, 'right, I'm not going to be manager of Liverpool, Man City or Arsenal, maybe Chelsea' and all of a sudden, Everton are the next best thing. Even with where they are, they are the next biggest club with money and big wages, then he's in the Premier League."As far as Merson is concerned, the Premier League is the best league in the bloody world, and them foreign types would bite your hand off to manage here, Jeff. The former Arsenal player is basing this on the fact that some Spanish games kick-off early, which means they're now copying the Premier League and trying to "get the market." If Simeone does become Everton manager (he won't), expect a Merson rant about the club not giving the job to Tim Sherwood instead. You can watch Merson here:
And the full debate, which also featured Chris Kirkland, Ian Wright and Kelly Cates, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AJ61euPwVMReally interesting take on the Diego Simeone link from Paul Merson. #EFC pic.twitter.com/dNaLcdK7rU
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