Replacements for David de Gea at Atletico Madrid – La Liga special
Atletico Madrid’s first choice goalkeeper, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-Asenjo-c33042 will start the season as the number one shot-stopper, provided the club are unable to land a better
replacement.
Atletico will be looking to reinforce their goalkeeping numbers for the next season as Asengo has been erratic since his move from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Real-c30728 Valladolid in 2009.
De Gea joined Manchester United in a deal valued at 18.9 million pounds. The youngster’s sale will allow the club to reinforce their squad in preparation for the next campaign. The club have already snapped up Portuguese full-back Silvio from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/SC-Braga-c40460 as
a replacement for Tomas Ujfalusi, and are now looking for competent replacement for the outgoing Spaniard.
Atletico can buy a player of their choice with the 18 million pound war chest they currently have, and will still be left with plenty in the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Maarten-Stekelenburg-c22998, is looking for a big move away from his current club. Stekelenburg
can be attracted to the club in a deal over 10 million Euros.
Stekelenburg has been linked with a move to AS Roma and negotiations are underway with the Capital club. Roma are said to be 3 million Euros off the asking price for the Dutch international and a deal will be completed in the near future. Atletico will have
to hijack the 28-year old from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603’s clutches if they want his signature.
Swedish goalkeeper, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926, France and
England. The journeyman has played in Europe’s top divisions and will be an effective purchase.
In http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Igor-Akinfeev-c16676 has stated his desire to play in a top European division and has been linked with a move away from the Russian club for quite some time. In their pursuit to replace the retiring Van de Saar, Manchester United had scouted the player.
He will be able to slot into the first team with ease and could be trusted with the number one jersey. Akinfeev will not come on the cheap as the CSKA would not let their http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Captain-c8314 go without putting up a fight.
In the form of Daniel Aranzubia, the club have a cheaper alternative. Daniel Aranzubia wants a move away from Deportivo La Coruna following the club’s relegation. The shot-stopper gave his best to avoid the drop but to no avail. An impressive 114 saves were
made in 32 competitive matches by the goalkeeper to save his side from demotion.
The interest in the Spaniard is high as cash-rich Malaga are interested in him. Available at a cut-price value of 3 million Euros, the player will improve the quality the team currently possesses. The player even scored a goal from open play and managed
to keep 11 clean sheets in the season. A deal for the 31-year old will allow the club to strengthen other departments with the leftover funds.
Of the likely candidates, Daniel Aranzubia looks like the prime replacement. The likes of Akinfeev, Isaksson, and Stekelenburg will be expensive recruitments and will not be willing to leave their respective clubs to play in the Europa League with Atletico.
Aranzubia is a proven talent in the league and will shine at the club.
Disclaimer: Views expressed here are the writer’s own and in no way represent bettor.com’s official editorial policy
Tags: