Manchester United are looking to sell goalkeeper David de Gea due to his poor form and are looking to sign Atletico Madrid goalkeeper, Jan Oblak, who is regarded as one of the best in the world as a replacement for the Spanish number one.
Manchester United are seriously considering activating Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak’s €120 million buy-out clause, tossing David De Gea’s future into uncertainty, according to reports from ESPN FC.
Oblak, 26, signed a new contract with Atletico in April, yet his buy-out clause was just increased by just €20m to a figure which the United hierarchy accept would at present be amazing an incentive for a player thought about one of the world’s best in his position.
De Gea, 28, was United’s player of the year in four of the last five seasons, however, committed the most recent error of a mistake-strewn 2018-19 battle in Sunday’s 1-1 Premier League draw against Chelsea, and has only one year left on his agreement.
Oblak had the chance to join Liverpool before, and Chelsea have likewise demonstrated an intrigue. The Slovenia international had beforehand constantly wanted to remain at Atletico.
In spite of expanding his contract with Atletico up until 2023 with a pay rise included, ESPN FC reported that Oblak is in a similar situation to teammate Antoine Griezmann in that he might want to see more top players touch base so as to enable them to contend with Barcelona, while city rival Real Madrid are likewise prone to reinforce.
Atletico have effectively lost 2018 World Cup victor Lucas Hernandez to Bayern Munich, while protectors Diego Godin, Juanfran and Filipe Luis are hard and fast of agreement in the late spring.
In the interim, a few top clubs are keen on other key players including midfielders Saul Niguez and Rodrigo.
United are thinking about whether to pay Saul’s €150m buy-out clause, while Manchester City and Barcelona are keen on Rodrigo, who has been compared to Sergio Busquets.
There is an understanding that Oblak would just leave Atletico for a team playing in the UEFA Champions League, something which is a long way from sure at United, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team lie 6th with two games left, after a poor run of form, taking just one point from the last nine available.
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