Simeone admits he limits Griezmann's role to dodge the purchase clause

had a brilliant performance in the Rojiblancos' 1-0 victory over

as he entered the field in the 60th minute, and scored his team's only goal in the 66th.

However, despite impressing so far,

admits he has to manage the player's game time as the

board prefers not to trigger Griezmann's purchase clause. In Griezmann's loan deal from

, there's a clause that if the French man plays over 45 minutes in the majority of Atletico's games, they have to make the move permanent.

Simeone told his press conference:

"They have known me for 10 years. I am a club man and always will be.

"We must try to make them [the players] understand that entering 30 minutes well is more important than playing 60 badly.

"Everyone wants to play more minutes and that is why the coaches look for the best situations for the team."

Atletico

ended their relatively quiet summer transfer window by bringing in Nahuel Molina,

, and Sergio Reguilon. Simeone finds the Rojiblancos' inability to generate funds in recent years the main cause behind their lack of activity.

Simeone added:

"We have been on vacation since May, June is complicated, in July we settled in and August was complicated again.

"It seemed that four could go, three come in... but I think the pandemic crisis has a lot to do with it. We have not been able to sell in recent years and that creates difficulties."

Atletico will face

in their fourth La Liga game of the season on Saturday, claiming six points from the opening three.

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