Atletico Madrid target West Ham shot-stopper

Atletico Madrid have a three-man shortlist for a new back-up goalkeeper to Jan Oblak with West Ham United’s Roberto Jimenez listed.

The details are outlined on the front page of Wednesday’s edition of Diario AS, which claims the 33-year-old is an option for Los Rojiblancos alongside Olympiakos goalkeeper Jose Sa and Eibar’s Marko Dmitrovic.

It follows on from a report in Diario AS that Atleti’s Antonio Adan is close to joining Portuguese giants Sporting CP this summer and the club are now looking for a replacement.

Roberto joined the Hammers on a two-year deal last summer having previously been a deputy at Espanyol, but he failed to impress during his stint in East London.

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Cuando llegué en Enero me dijeron que encontraría una familia, que Vitoria sería casa y que el glorioso nunca se rinde. Hoy hago mias esas afirmaciones y solo puedo estar agradecido con este club y toda la gente que me ha dado la confianza y el cariño suficiente para salir al campo y hacer mi trabajo de la mejor manera posible. El futuro es incierto, pero solo puedo decir que he defendido esta camiseta como si la fuera a llevar puesta toda la vida! #GraciasGlorioso 💙🤍

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The experienced goalkeeper played 10 times for the club but was criticised for his performances – his run in the team followed an injury to Łukasz Fabiański – and he was eventually replaced by third-choice David Martin.

He subsequently joined Alaves for the second half of the season in Spain and made nine appearances before his loan deal expired this summer.