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Diego Simeone discusses contract reduction: Arsenal interested in manager
DIEGO SIMEONE insists he is happy with life at Atletico Madrid after agreeing a reduction in the length of his contract.
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Spanish newspaper AS yesterday reported that Simeone had successfully cut his terms with Atletico by two years.
He now stands to be out of a job in 2018, with reports claiming he could then head to the Premier League.
Arsenal have been linked with the Argentine boss who is widely regarded as one of the top managers in world football right now.
Arsenal could soon be searching for a new manager, with Wenger's contract due to end next summer.
Bournemouth's Eddie Howe has been linked with the post but Simeone is also supposedly in the running.
Were Arsenal to approach Simeone in the event Wenger leaves they would have to pay out the manager's contract at Atletico.
And that potential pay-out has been significantly reduced now the 46-year-old has cut two years off his current deal.
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