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title: "Chelsea: Jan Oblak breaks his silence over interest from Chelsea"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/jan-oblak-comments-on-transfer-interest-from-chelsea/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Georgia Goulding"
section: "Chelsea Football Club"
published: "2020-08-13T12:30:18Z"
modified: "2020-08-13T12:30:18Z"
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# Chelsea: Jan Oblak breaks his silence over interest from Chelsea

**Chelsea are on the market for a new goalkeeper this summer and have flirted with the idea of bidding for Atletico Madrid’s Jan Oblak.**

Frank Lampard has made it clear that [Kepa Arrizabalaga will not be part of the club’s plans](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours/chelsea-frank-lampard-offload-kepa-transfer-rumours-doubts/) moving forward. The Spaniard had a difficult season between the sticks, conceding 54 Premier League goals, the [most out of any top 10 side](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/premier-league/tabelle/wettbewerb/GB1/saison_id/2019). As a result, the manager has chalked Kepa’s name off the board and wants to recruit a replacement as soon as possible.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/THE-BREAKDOWN.png)

Oblak has been identified as one of Chelsea’s major transfer targets, with [Marc-Andre ter Stegen](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours/chelsea-look-to-sign-ter-stegen-as-jan-oblak-transfer-alternative/) and [Nick Pope](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours/chelsea-transfer-interest-nick-pope-kepa-lampard/) also appearing on the radar.

The Slovenian shot-stopper – who has the [highest Transfermarkt value of anyone in his position](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/spieler-statistik/wertvollstespieler/marktwertetop/plus/0/galerie/0?ausrichtung=alle&spielerposition_id=1&altersklasse=alle&jahrgang=0&land_id=0&kontinent_id=0&yt0=Show) worldwide – has finally had his say over the interest coming from west London ahead of Atletico’s Champions League clash tonight.

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“This is not the time for that, now it’s Leipzig’s turn,” Oblak told AS (via [Sport Witness](https://sportwitness.co.uk/there-will-be-time-to-talk-la-liga-star-quizzed-about-strong-interest-from-chelsea/)). “I do the evaluation of the season when the last game is over and, hopefully, we have three left.

“Then there will be time to talk. But first, Leipzig. I really want to progress \[further in the Champions League\].”

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Verdict.png)

Atletico Madrid are set to face RB Leipzig tonight at 8pm in the quarter-final of the Champions League. The La Liga side were successful in knocking out reigning champions Liverpool and will now be hoping to advance to a [semi-final clash against Paris Saint-Germain](https://www.skysports.com/football/atalanta-vs-psg/report/426068).

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It will cost a hefty amount for Chelsea to lure Oblak to Stamford Bridge. According to [Goal.com,](https://www.goal.com/en/news/chelsea-would-have-to-force-oblak-transfer-with-120m-release/1oaysrtprgfuc175fz4m4n1712) Atletico are not interested in selling their star ‘keeper unless the full £110m of his mammoth release clause is met.

Therefore, if the Blues want him, they will need to be prepared to dig quite deep into their transfer budget.

***Do you want to see Chelsea sign Jan Oblak this summer? Let us know in the comments below!***