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Atletico Madrid's Diego Simeone: I don't want Filipe Luis to leave for PSG

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone wants to hold on to defender Filipe Luis amid reports the player has received an offer to join Paris Saint-Germain, and said having the transfer window open at the start of the season is a distraction.

"All I can say about Filipe Luis is that the player knows how much we love him and how important he is for us," Simeone told a news conference ahead of Atletico's La Liga opener against Valencia on Monday.

"Tomorrow he will play and I'm only thinking about tomorrow's game and how important it is. I always want the best for the players who have given us so much and obviously I don't want Filipe to leave.