The Atlético de Madrid coach referred to the latest leaked audios and documents about the arrangement between the Barcelona defender’s company and the RFEF president to take the tournament to Saudi Arabia.
Yesterday a series of conversations and documents emerged which reflected an agreement between Gerard Pique through his company Kosmos and the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) to reach the definition of the Super Cup in Saudi Arabia.
The information clarifies that one of the options for the negotiations was to indicate that Real Madrid would not participate in order to increase the amount the federation would receive from the Saudis.
Diego Simeone spoke about it in the press conference ahead of the Granada clash. There, the Atlético de Madrid coach was consulted if he faced anything other than sport.
“In the same way that we feel proud to be competing as we have for the last ten years, we feel reflected with the teams fighting to be close: Athletic, Sevilla, Real, Betis… We are in the same bag. What appears in the news that with a view to the Super Cup in Arabia, there is no doubt that economically, from what appears in the information, the Federation would be favored if Real Madrid and Barcelona leave, they will have to explain it better and we will remain calmer “, Cholo said.
In the same vein, he was asked if the colchoneros are fighting on equal terms with Barcelona to secure second place in the standings which gives a spot in the Supercopa.
“I don’t fit into these situations. Pique, beyond being an extraordinary footballer, is intelligent, he has his company in parallel and these are efforts that do not go together. He plays for Barcelona, but I repeat that it is clear from the information, if there is no more precise explanation from the Federation, that Barcelona and Real Madrid should leave, it is not very difficult to to understand “, insisted the Argentinian.
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