Atlético negotiates for Christian Joel as third goalkeeper

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Atlético de Madrid
His goal is not yet closed for next season at 100%. The mattress club is very interested in hiring a new goalkeeper, despite the fact that it already has Jan
Oblak as a first option, and Ivo Grbic, as the second goalkeeper.

With all Athletic He does not want risks and is in talks for a new goalkeeper to secure his back in competitions such as the Champions League. In this case, the goal of the mattress team is the goalkeeper Christian Joel Sánchez, currently archer of the Sporting de Gijón.

The archer, born in Havana, with dual French and Cuban nationality, is a bet for the future. He Atlético de Madrid submitted an offer of around one million euros for the goal, but the Sporting I reject her.

All in all, it is about an archer who has not a few girlfriends in Europe, with what the Athletic He needs one last effort and not rest on his laurels to achieve this goal of just 21 years and unbeatable qualities. At 1.93 in height, he is a goalkeeper with the qualities that are now being imposed in the transfer policy of clubs. It is almost a clone of
Ivo Grbic, with wingspan, good positioning, with command of the aerial game, personality

In this sense, the idea that drives the Athletic is that he is the first archer of the Athletic B, from the colchonero subsidiary, at least for the coming season, in addition to the third goalkeeper for the call for the Champions League. Likewise, it would be a reinforcement that could train assiduously with the first team under the orders of Simeone.

The goalkeeper has a termination clause of six million euros and ends his contract in 2021. That is, the Asturian team has to decide whether to cash with him before he leaves free. He Athletic He came to offer, in addition to the aforementioned economic amount, the loan of an archer, it is understood that in this case Miguel San Roman
, who during the last campaign already played in the Elche.

The Asturian club dropped the offer and is waiting for Atlético to raise the amount somewhat. The Franco-Cuban goalkeeper is clear that among all the options he has on the table, which are not few, the one that most appeals to him is the Atlético de Madrid.

It is true that it would be descending a category, from Second to Second B, but it is also true that in view of the future it would be a very interesting option for him. Train with Oblak, the best in the world and with options to have a more prominent role in the next campaigns. The meta has on the table the interest of Bayer Leverkusen, of Germany; and of Brighton Albion and the Watford, of England.

At Sporting, where he landed as a child, the young archer is in the shadow of Diego Marino, but last year he played two games, one in League and the other in Cup.