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Koke backs Simeone to remain at Atletico

Atletico Madrid midfielder Koke expects head coach Diego Simeone to see out his contract with the club and insists there is no rift in the Vicente Calderon dressing room.

Atleti secured a much-needed 1-0 win over Las Palmas on Saturday thanks to Saul Niguez's goal shortly before the hour.

But the 2013-14 LaLiga champions still sit sixth in Spain's top flight having struggled to find the type of consistency that has become synonymous with Simeone's celebrated reign in the capital.

The former Argentina international negotiated down his March 2015 contract extension - which ran until the end of the 2019-20 season - to expire in June 2018 earlier this year, heightening speculation over the future of one of football's most sought-after coaching talents.