Lucas' no to the Premier League, United... and to doubling his salary! LaLiga Santander - Atletico Madrid English team will try again in January

No one can doubt Lucas Hernandez's commitment to Atletico Madrid after it was revealed he had turned down the chance to double his current salary with Manchester United.

The defender prefered to stay at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano, even though he's aware the English club will come calling again in January.

"I am very happy to renew with the club of my life," he said over a year ago, extending his deal until 2022 to scare off the many suitors chasing his signature.

Real Madrid, who'd just signed his brother Theo, was one of those willing to pay his buyout clause.

We were talking about the summer of 2017 of course, but the story has been repeated this year.

His exceptional season has aroused the interest of some of the most powerful clubs on the planet.

Atletico, understanding the interest surrounding one of its best players, reacted at the beginning of the summer 2018 transfer market by raising his buyout clause to 80 million euros, and extending his contract again - until 2024.

World Cup sensation

The greater price didn't prevent several teams from trying to persuade him to move.

Manchester United and Manchester City both tried to tempt the player during the first week of August.

United put the 80m on the table, and this is where the most important part of the story appears; they were prepared to double his salary!

An undoubted temptation that made Lucas seriously think about his future.

After a few days, he came to the same conclusion.

"I'm still at the club of my life."

Securing the future with an astronomical figure like the one put on the table by the two great Manchester clubs was not enough for a player who arrived at Atletico in the 2007/08 season, and who has been through all of the junior categories of the club until becoming a vital player for El Cholo.

The interest of United and other teams in the Premier League is still there, postponed until the winter market.

At the age of 22, nobody seems to know the limit of a coveted player who, for the moment, only wants to defend the shirt of Atletico.

Wanted by Barcelona and Real Madrid

Premier League clubs aren't the only ones interested in Lucas.

Real Madrid and Barcelona have tried on several occasions to take the eldest of the Hernandez brothers.

The former tried it last year, when buying his brother Theo (now loaned to Real Sociedad), and were given a firm "no."

El Confidencial announced a few days ago, they returned to test the player's resolve this year and found the same answer.

Barcelona were also met with the same negative answer from the Atletico player, who is determined to write his story with the Rojiblancos.