Juve set sights on Oblak as possible Buffon replacement
The Serie A champions are planning ahead with Atleti stopper Oblak on their wanted list with the Slovenian having a contract with the LaLiga side through to 2021Europa League Final 2018: Marseille vs Atlético Madrid live
Juventus are planning ahead for the time when 40 year old keeper Gianluigi Buffon hangs up his gloves at the end June 2018 with the Serie A outfit already drafting in former Arsenal stopper Wojciech Szczęsny.
Speaking to Goal, Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak's agent Miha Mlakar stated after being asked with the rumours linking his player with the Turin side that in Italian football "only Juventus can be consideres asa top side". The Slovenian is not short of would-be suitors with Ligue 1 side PSG also contemplating reinforcing their goalkeeping position for the 2018/19 campaign. Despite the overtures directed at the Slovenian international from the European big-guns, there is still the matter of the 24 year old's 100 million euro buy-out clause and his contract which ties him to the LaLiga side through to 2021.
Decisive
The Atleti No. 1 is arguably Diego Simeon's most in-form player at the club with his saves being decisive in Atleti's solid start to the 2017/18 campaign. In the Wanda Metroploitano opener last Saturday against Malaga, the Slovenian pulled off two excellent goal bound stops from Borja Baston and later from Rolan to ensure the "Colchoneros" home debut at the new stadium ended up in a victory.
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