Enrique Cerezo, president of Atlético de Madridassured this Monday that, “If the majority of people want to change the emblem” of the club, they will do so “within” their “possibilities”after the non-binding vote held last weekend, in which 61,021 members voted in favor of returning to the previous emblem.
“We try to pay attention to the people who love Atlético de Madrid,” said the leader at the party celebrating the MadCupwhich took place at the Metropolitan Stadium.
If the majority of people want to change the club emblem, it will be done within our possibilities.
“We have tried to modernize a shield, as they do in all companies. We have no problem with the shield being one or the other. If people don’t like it, we’ll try to accommodate them. Personally, one shield is the same as another“, said the president of Atlético de Madrid.
Furthermore, he emphasized that “the shield” that “everyone” has seen “It is not the original from when Atlético de Madrid was founded (in 1903), everything must be said”but he added that, if there are people who prefer the shield in force from 1947 to 2017, “the consultation” will be made.
Now pending the binding vote that the board of directors of the rojiblanco club must call in the coming days, Cerezo also insisted that there is no scheduled date for a possible change, because it depends on the contracts: “We have to respect them, we cannot change everything from today to tomorrow”.
The signings of Atlético… and that of Mbapp
In the middle of the transfer market and less than two weeks before the team begins training, on July 7, the manager confessed that he does not know how many transfers will be made, but, “at least”, they will have to “bring two or three players”.
joao flix He returns to Atlético from his six-month loan to Chelsea. “He is an Atlético de Madrid player. If we have a good offer we will consider it and if not continue at Atleti”worth.
In turn, he ruled on the possible signing of Kylian Mbapp for Real Madrid: “The more important players LaLiga has, the better”.
“Since the SuperLiga does not exist, the Premier is taking the best players thanks to not being in the European Union and going it alone. In a very short time, the Premier will be one of the best in the world, because it is taking the players”, added the rojiblanco president.
