Jan Oblak is without a doubt one of Atleti's stars. Atlético de Madrid promised a global restructuring of the squad and since last season they have been taking giant steps to do so in the summer transfer market.
Getting rid of high salaries or players who did not count was the first step, signing top players to make that leap in quality was the next step . However, few will remember what the club did last season, anticipating the large outlay of this transfer window.
Sacred cows like Koke or Cholo Simeone saw their emoluments greatly reduced, in the Argentine's case they were almost 30% less net than what he earned. Similarly, Antoine Griezmann agreed to return to Atlético de Madrid, reducing himself from 20 million net in Barcelona to half at the mattress club. Everyone has been making efforts and those who haven't, as in the case of Mario Hermoso, have had the door opened from the outside.
With these, we find the salary of Jan Oblak, the Atlético de Madrid member who earns the most in the squad. And the difference, precisely, is not small. Up to almost double what Antoine Griezmann earns, almost 21 million gross, according to Capology.
Jan Oblak 'is our Messi'
We have been able to hear Diego Pablo Simeone say this phrase many times and he is right. From the three corners of the Colchonero goal, Jan Oblak has supported the team when they needed it most many times and has even won games with his saves . However, the economic reality weighs heavily in this sense.
After a mediocre last season, to what we are accustomed to with the Slovenian, the club would not frown on finding a way out for him. In this way, they would free up money in terms of salaries , which would mean that they would not be so fair when it comes to the salary limit.
At this point, the first person to think of is Giorgio Mamardashvili. The goalkeeper is valued by Valencia between 40 and 45 million euros . Atlético has been following him for some time and his great performance in the Euro Cup has caught the attention of several clubs to jump for his signing.
From the Premier League they want to take the lead
According to our colleague Nacho Sanchís , a Relevo journalist, Liverpool has been the first to take a step to take the starting goalkeeper with the Georgian national team. The English would pay 30 million euros to acquire his services, with the condition of leaving him on loan at the Che club until Alisson Becker left the Scouse club.
This offer would be below what the Valencian club values the goalkeeper and would be infinitely less than his termination clause: 100 million euros. However, it would be compensated with the loan to Valencia until the Brazilian legend leaves the net . Both clubs will meet this week to bring closer positions.
Another interested in acquiring the services of the Georgian goalkeeper is Andoni Iraola's Bournemouth . The Cherries have already signed a goalkeeper, Alex Maulsen, from Australian side Wellington; However, they seek security under the sticks. Those from the south of England would have the same 30 million as Liverpool and would ensure Mamardashvili immediate ownership.
In this case, according to our colleague from Relevo , neither of the two parties would view the transfer with bad eyes. It remains to be seen what ends up happening with the 'Mamardashvili soap opera', since it would directly affect the situation of the Atlético de Madrid goalkeeper in terms of his continuity.