Chelsea, Manchester City target has no desire to leave Atletico Madrid

Jose Gimenez supposedly has no plan to leave Atletico Madrid amid of links with Chelsea and Manchester City.

The 27-year-old is yet to sign another contract on his current deal at the Wanda Metropolitano, which lapses in 2023, and both Chelsea and Manchester City have been connected with a summer swoop for the defender.

The Uruguay international is normally one of the first names in the Atletico team sheet, however he has persevered through a baffling season with injuries under Diego Simeone, starting only 16 La Liga games.

In any case, Marca reports that Gimenez isn’t pondering a departure from the club, implying that Chelsea and Manchester City should look somewhere else as they continued looking for defensive fortifications.

The report adds that Gimenez is expecting to make for some recent setbacks in the 2021-22 season, and he feels comfortable in the Spanish capital, notwithstanding the way that few clubs across Europe are taking an interest.

Gimenez has made 213 appearances for Atletico since arriving from Danubio in 2013, winning one La Liga title and one Europa League in that time.