Miranda ‘staying at Atletico’

Miranda will remain for another year with Atletico Madrid after he was convinced to reject offers from England and Spain.

Marca reports Barcelona, Manchester United and Chelsea were in the market for the Brazilian, who wanted to quit the champions.

But Diego Simeone made clear how important he felt Miranda was to the side and convinced the centre-back to stay.

Atletico also refused to accept any offer below Miranda’s €30m release clause, including a recent €25m approach from Chelsea.

Miranda at first wanted to follow friends and former teammates Diego Costa and Filipe Luis to Stamford Bridge but was persuaded otherwise.

Simeone outlined that with Miranda, Atletico had a chance of a season as successful as last year, but if he went, so too would the club’s chances of a repeat. Miranda thus agreed to stay.

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