Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has described Angel
di Maria as the best player at the club's cross-city rivals Real.
Di Maria has been consistently linked with a switch away
from Madrid during the close-season, with the likes of Manchester United and
Paris Saint-Germain said to be interested in the Argentina winger.
With Real and Barcelona strengthening significantly in
recent months, Simeone's task of guiding Atletico to a second successive Liga
title looks difficult.
But he feels Atletico's chances would be greatly boosted
if Real – who can call on the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and James
Rodriguez – sold Di Maria.
Speaking after the first leg of Supercopa de Espana,
which finished 1-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu, Simeone thought the introduction
of Di Maria – a 78th-minute substitute – swung the game Real's way.
"The game changed with Di Maria," Simeone told
AS.
"It's logical – he's the best player they have.
"He's the most dominant player in pushing the play
up the pitch."
Culled from Soccerway
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