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Atletico’s head coach Diego Simeone has expressed satisfaction with the club’s decision to extend Giuliano Simeone’s contract, stressing that the player earned a new deal solely on his own merits.

“It is important that Giuliano extended his contract. He deserves it, he did a huge personal job, especially considering the difficult situation of the coach’s son,” Simeone said.

The Argentinian specialist emphasized that the club’s decision was a logical conclusion of the player’s progress.

“Continuation is deserved by hard work, humility and stability,” added the coach of Madrid.

At the same time, Simeone made it clear that there would be no concessions for his son, and the demands would only grow.

“We will demand even more from him, because he has a lot to work on,” the coach concluded.

Earlier, Simeone apologized to the president of Real Madrid and Vinicius.