Koke: I would give Oblak a blank cheque to stay at Atletico

The midfielder was full of praise for team-mate, who was in the thick of the action keeping Sporting CP at bay in the Europa League

Koke said he would give Jan Oblak a blank cheque to ensure he remains at Atletico Madrid after lauding the goalkeeper’s performance in the Europa League.

La Liga outfit Atletico reached the semi-finals 2-1 on aggregate, despite Thursday’s 1-0 loss at Sporting CP in Lisbon.

Oblak was in the thick of the action, producing a world-class save to stop Sebastian Coates and denied Bryan Ruiz twice, though he was at fault for Fredy Montero’s winner.

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However, Atletico midfielder Koke was full of praise for the Slovenia international, who has been linked with Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain previously and has admitted uncertainty over his future at the club.

“Jan has us used to matches like that, with high-level games,” Koke told beIN SPORTS.

“I hope he stays that way until the end of the season. I would give Oblak a blank cheque.”

On the match itself, Koke added: “We had difficulties because the opponent played a great game, especially in the first half, but we are happy with the qualification for the semi-finals.

“It is not easy, we have seen this week in the Champions League and we are in the semi-finals, which was the goal.”