Forlan sets bar high for Atletico departure

Diego Forlan, the top scorer in the Spanish league this past season, says he would only leave Atletico Madrid if he was offered a much better conditions at a new club.

“To accept an offer from another club, it would have to be much better than what I have at Atletico,” the Uruguayan international, who has reportedly sparked interest from champions Barcelona, told sports daily Marca.

“For the same conditions or even just a little bit better I will stay where I am because I feel very good here,” the 30-year-old said, adding he has not yet received a concrete offer for the upcoming season.

Forlan, who joined Atletico in 2007 from Villarreal for 21 million euros, is under contract until 2011.

A one-time player with Manchester United, when he was dubbed “Diego Forlorn” for his failure to find the net, he is now the top scorer in the Primera Liga with 32 goals, ahead of Barcelona’s Cameroon international Samuel Eto’o.

He was last crowned the Primera Liga’s top scorer, or “pichichi”, in 2004-2005.