Is Jan Oblak really worth $100 million?

in #football6 years ago

Slovenian goalkeeper Jan Oblak is, in the view of many football experts, currently the best goalkeeper in the world. According to today's news, he might be heading to Chelsea to replace a rebellious Belgian keeper Thibaut Courtois.

Courtois, unlike his compatriot Eden Hazard, didn't show up for the training sessions after their extended summer leave. It is rumored that his wish is to be traded to Real Madrid because he wants to be close to his two kids who are living in the Spanish capital.

On the other hand, Atletico Madrid, Oblak's current team has offered an extension option to Jan's contract. It is worth $1000 million. Yes, a lot of money for a player between the pipes, isn't it?

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Photo source: Diario AS

Will Atletico succeed with the offered extension or will Chelsea solve their issue with the keepers, one way or the other? (almost) everything will be known this Thursday until 4 PM. Why? Premier Leagues transfer period ends then and all agreements must be finalized before that deadline.

What are your thoughts about this market of the goalkeepers?

According to Transfer Markt Oblak's current value is 70 million € which are roughly $81.16 million.

Top 10 Goalkeepers At This Moment

  1. Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid)
  2. David De Gea (Manchester United)
  3. Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea)
  4. Marc-Andre Ter Stegen (Barcelona)
  5. Alisson (Liverpool)
  6. Gianluigi Buffon (PSG)
  7. Ederson (Manchester City)
  8. Manuel Neuer (Bayern München)
  9. Hugo Lloris (Tottenham)
  10. Samir Handanović (Inter Milano)

An interesting fact. Three countries have two players in the rankings above. Brasil, Germany, and Slovenia. Do correct me when my geography is off, do you?

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Nobody is worth that much. BUT regarding where football market stands he is worth even more...
Another but is that he isn't going to Chelsea at this time :)

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