DonAndres
Wild Man of Borneo
atletico to sell Koke
Koke is atletico to the bone, he wont leave, he will stay their for years to come,only when they become competitive will he likely leave.
Atletico are in a good moment, they have a new stadium coming up which will boost revenues and help they pay of their debts, the stadium will get naming rights as well.
they have saul and torres developing well, can you imagine a midfield three of saul,torres,koke in 2-3 seasons.
Koke is going no where.
they already made double what they budgeted for in the CL, plus a sale of costa and they are good
Exactly, no part of the rumor makes sense. Atleti aren't gonna be like "hmm, you sold us an aging striker for 2m so I guess we'll repay you by letting go of our most prized asset AND doing it for 20-25m lower than his buyout, cause why not?". The boy is higher in the pecking order with a club more successful than us at the moment, a coach he sees as a father, and a club that he's loyal to and bred into.
Atletico have debt but think about all the MASSIVE funds they'll have received by the end of the season for: new sponsorships, winning the CL (), winning the league title, and selling Costa. It's probably almost triple their revenue in recent years, they'll have a healthy grasp on their debt and won't need to go on a selling spree.
They are looking to win and grow, we'd be pulling a Bayern on Dortmund trying to destabilize their team right before a CL final AND trying to poach their best players.