Atletico Madrid have continued the overhaul of their recruitment division. Just a little over a yr after the arrival of former Actual Madrid scout and agent Carlos Bucero, the person credited with the facility shift on the Metropolitano, two heads of division have departed.
The primary was Andrea Berta, the long-time Sporting Director, who departed after over a decade on the membership in January. Already Berta has been linked with a transfer to Serie A or the Premier League, with Arsenal tipped to be the favorite for his signature.
Now, as per Relevo, Atletico have additionally sacked chief scout Juanan Perez. The 55-year-old hung out on the membership as a scout from 2013 to 2016, and returned final spring as chief scout, however with Berta gone, who has his major ally on the membership, Los Colchoneros have determined to maneuver on from the previous Osasuna, Actual Betis, Alaves and Getafe man.
Beforehand Perez has been linked with numerous Sporting Director alternatives in Primera and Segunda, suggesting that like Berta, he won’t be out of labor for lengthy. His exit coincides with the announcement that Severiano Garcia would be the new technical secretary. As with Director of Soccer Bucero and Sporting Director Berta, Garcia is anticipated to imagine the capabilities of Perez’s position.
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Garcia was till January the Common Director at affiliate Mexican membership Atletico San Luis, and has beforehand occupied the identical position at Puebla and earlier than that Atlas. He’s largely believed to have achieved a great job in San Luis, reaching two semi-finals within the Apertura of the Liga MX.
Bucero now seems to be calling the photographs at Atletico and it stays to be seen how he gels with supervisor Diego Simeone. Berta was revered for his work at Atletico, however the pair disagreed on a number of signings, most notably Marcos Paulo, Joao Felix and Arthur Vermeeren.