Atletico Madrid appoint former Barcelona man as director of football

Atletico Madrid have introduced a major change to their sporting division, with the appointment of a brand new director of soccer, a place that had been vacant because the departure of Andrea Berta in January.

It’s a acquainted in Spanish soccer that has been chosen for the place, with Atleti asserting on Tuesday in an official assertion that Matey Alemany is their new director of soccer for the boys’s groups.

“Mateu Alemany joins Atlético de Madrid as the brand new Director of Males’s Skilled Soccer. The Balearic government will likely be a part of Carlos Bucero’s group, basic director of Soccer, main all issues associated to the boys’s first group and Atlético Madrileño, in addition to the skilled space of the Academy.

“He has joined his new place this morning, visiting the primary group on the Majadahonda Sports activities Heart with Carlos Bucero. Each have held a gathering with Diego Simeone and have additionally greeted the gamers who’re coaching in Madrid today.”

Alemany returns to soccer two years after Barcelona exit

Beforehand, Alemany had held the place of director of soccer at Barcelona, whom he left in the summertime of 2023 following the arrival of Deco. Apparently, Atleti have been concerned with hiring him for nearly two years, and though negotiations have been on maintain for a while, they’ve now been concluded.

Alemany, who additionally held negotiations with Sevilla throughout final 12 months, is rated extremely extremely inside Spanish soccer, so this transfer is seen as a significant coup for Atleti, who proceed to work on closing the hole to Barcelona and Actual Madrid each on and off the pitch.

It is going to be fascinating to see how Alemany will get on at Atleti, and extra importantly, how he works with Carlos Bucero, who’s the director of soccer for all the membership.