“You never know what is going to happen, I have a contract, but the summer is always long”. The Metropolitan’s tribute to Griezmann is over, the one who Jan Oblak spoke. Second captain, heavyweight of the locker room, the Slovenian opened a crack (It’s not the first time he’s done it in recent seasons) to a future that depends exclusively on your will.
With a bond of two more years, after 12 defending the red and white goal, Oblak has earned the right to decide on his futurethey understand in a Metropolitan in which they have already applied this recipe with the aforementioned Griezmann (to continue in the summer of 2025, to leave for the MLS a year later) and with Koke (who decides his continuity each year), to talk about the red and white leaders of the last decade beyond the figure of Simeone.
A very high contract that ‘penalizes’
In the case of Oblak, yes, we must take into account his very high salary. A contract that binds him until 2028 – it was renewed in 2022 – for 10 million net per seasonbeing the player who earns the most since Griezmann left for the Camp Nou in 2019. Although there have been conversations for a long time to reduce his emoluments, the reality is that the 13th reached that amount when big teams in Europe (Chelsea, Manchester United or PSG) wanted his services.
Oblak: “Everything is open for the return”
Be that as it may, Being the one who earns the most on the staff has been penalizing for some time to Slovenian. Some voices close to Atlético see that his stage is coming to an end, despite the fact that he is still the starting goalkeeper for Simeone. Even with Musso as the most reliable alternative since 2014, in the big games (beyond the Cup where the Argentine is the starter) the Argentine has always opted for one of his Praetorians.
Leave with a great title
Key to the last title achieved, the 20-21 League, Oblak has always prioritized team titles over individual ones. After being fundamental in that last conquest Jan would like, as Griezmann tried without success, to close his long and successful stage as a red and white player with a great title. The Champions League, where they lost the final in Milan a decade ago, is the dream of a generation that will try again next year.
Although, as Jan himself said, The summer will be long and offers may appear from less competitive countries but with great financial muscle such as Arabia. It would not be the first time that they have noticed one of the best goalkeepers of the last decade, who has always prioritized his career at Atlético over the siren songs from abroad.
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Legend numbers
All this has allowed him to sign truly legendary numbers. He has already gone down in history as thethe only one who has won six Zamora in the history of LaLiga, but his 538 games defending the red and white make him the third player who has done so the most times. Just Koke (740) and Adelardo (553) They surpass him, so his continuity would mean that next year he would end up being the second player with the most appearances for Atlético. More than enough reason for your future to be in your hands.
