5 changes Atletico Madrid should effect for next season

#1 Decide the fate of its most valuable assets

The future of players like Griezmann needs to be decided once and for all

All season long, the Atleti faithful have been inundated with news, rumours and outright fabrications about the futures of some of the club’s best players especially Griezmann.

At a point, it seemed Manchester United was said to be the destination for the talented Frenchman but in recent months, FC Barcelona & Manchester City are said to have entered the fray.

The constant speculation is not helping the team’s dynamics, though to the Frenchman’s credit, it has not affected his play as he has continued to deliver.

If rumours are to be believed, the 27-year-old has a €100m buy-out clause which any interested club would have to meet to get his signature. It would be in the club’s best interest to conclude any possible deal before the World Cup so as to give itself ample time to get in replacements.

Star goalie Jan Oblak is another member of the squad attracting the wolves and like Griezmann, the club will have to make a decision on whether to encourage potential suitors to pay his buyout fee which is said to also be €100 million or offer the Slovenian a new, improved deal with a bigger buyout clause.

These two players have been brilliant for Los Colchoneros since they joined for a combined fee of €46m the in the 2014-15 season, but for a combined €200m, the club will have ample funds to re-calibrate.