Jan Oblak
archer of the
Atlético de Madrid
, is the best goalkeeper in the world. For many there is no doubt about it. But to others it seems so. The Neuchatel International Center for Sports Studies (CIES) has published a report with the market value of footballers. This is a bi-annual analysis of the players. Five players from Atlético de Madrid among the 100 with more market value in the world. Jan
Oblak is one of them, obviously. But what is striking in this case is that he is not even on the podium of the most valuable in his position.
The report of the CIES analyzes the footballers with the highest market value in the five major leagues (Spain, England, Germany, Italy and France). Among the variables that are analyzed to make up this ranking, parameters such as age, position, contract, minutes played, goals or their calls with the selection, among others, are taken into account.
Well, it seems that the Slovenian's merits are not enough to place him the most valuable poster. And it is strange because in terms of age, 27 years, performance on the field and interest of large clubs, it seems that it should be the most valuable in the world.
Of course it is not strange either because there are notable absences among the top 100. Exclusion from the classification of Gianluigi
Donnarumma it is surprising, for example. For this organization, the most valuable goalkeeper in the world is Ederson, of the Manchester
City (86.8 million), follows Alisson (84.2 million) and Kepa
Arrizabalaga (76.4 million).
For that study, Jan Oblak it is only the fourth most valuable, with a market value of 52.7 million euros. Incidentally, the Balkan occupies the 85th position overall among all positions.
EXCEPTIONAL NUMBERS THAT ARE NOT ENOUGH FOR CIES
The four-time winner of the Zamora Award in the last four seasons, on the way to fighting for the fifth trophy at least scored, is also the best goalkeeper today according to an extensive report prepared by Opt
.
The archer of the Atlético de Madrid He is the one with the lowest average of goals conceded in The league with at least 100 games played in the last decade. Just 0.64 goals per game playing 180. In the case of Jan
OblakHe is not only the best average goalkeeper in the last decade. To his credit he also has top the ranking of matches without conceding a goal in the last decade (99) with a record at his disposal in case of not receiving a goal again. That of becoming the first foreign goalkeeper to reach 100 goals to zero in the entire history of the competition, in addition to being the goalkeeper who needed fewer games for it.
But if at CIES not worth it with those data, how about we extrapolate them to the Top-5 of the best European competitions? Well, he is the best goalkeeper in Europe.
At the moment, the Slovenian has managed to leave his door to zero in 99 games, 31 more than the second in this classification, his compatriot and current goalkeeper of the Inter Milan, Samir Handanovič. In addition, according to data from Opt Also, he is the goalkeeper who boasts a better percentage of stops among all the goalkeepers of the five major leagues since his debut in The league in March 2015, stopping 79% of the shots on goal he receives, a higher percentage than, for example, his rival in the FC Barcelona Marc-André ter Stegen (74.3%).
1. Ederson, Manchester City – € 86.8 million
2. Alisson Becker, Liverpool – 84.2 million
3. Kepa Arrizabalaga, Chelsea – 76.4 million
4. Jan Oblak, Atlético de Madrid – 52.7 million
5. Marc-André ter Stegen, Barcelona – 50.2 million
6. Thibaut Courtois, Real Madrid – 47.5 million
7. David De Gea, Man United – 47.3 million
8. Jordan Pickford, Everton – 45.2 million
9. Pau López, Rome – 37.9 million
10. Alex Meret, Naples – 35.7 million