Diego Pablo Simeone, wey dem dey call Cholo, dey face one of di most important matches for im career as Atletico Madrid coach. Tonight, im team go play against Arsenal for di second leg of di Champions League semi-final. Di first leg don end 1-1, so everything still dey open. But even as di pressure dey high for di pitch, Simeone get one place where im dey find peace: im house for La Finca, one of di most expensive areas for Madrid.
Di house na big mansion wey dey cover 1,900 square meters, plus six bathrooms, gym, swimming pool, and garden. Simeone and im wife, Carla Pereyra, renovate di whole place to make am look like a quiet luxury home. Di style na minimalistic, with clean lines and natural materials. Big windows make di inside connect with di garden, and natural light dey flood di rooms.
Di main living room get a deep blue carpet, a white boucle modular sofa, and no walls to separate spaces. For one corner, dere be a dark wood area with a golden cabinet and a blue concave mirror wey distort di room. An old record player and classic amplifier give di place a retro feel. Nearby, dere is a bar area under a wooden staircase, with simple furniture and ergonomic stools.
Di dining room get light oak wood and a sculptural lamp wey hang over a solid table. Di bedroom look like a five-star hotel, with linen curtains, warm colors, and soft lighting. Di whole house show di couple taste for quality and calm.
But Simeone and Pereyra get more dan just dis one house. Dem own 180 apartments and seven large private buildings for Madrid, all managed through di company Carpersim SL. Pereyra dey run di business, and Forbes call am a business strategist. Di family buy old apartments for prime locations, renovate dem with modern style, and rent dem out through MyLocation platform. Di main customers be students, tourists, and foreign executives.
Even though Simeone dey earn 27 million dollars per year from Atletico (14 million net after tax), di real estate business give dem extra big income. Some people say Cholo don become one of di biggest private property owners for Madrid. Im neighbours for La Finca include other football stars like Marcos Llorente and Thibaut Courtois.
As di Champions League match dey approach, Simeone go need to focus on football. But im house and im business give am a solid base wey no be small thing.
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