Atletico Madrid confirmed the permanent signing for Antoine Griezmann of Barcelona.
The 31-year-old joined Diego Simeone’s side on-loan last year, but this campaign has been limited to just 30-minute cameos from the bench.
It was previously revealed a clause had been inserted in his contract which meant, if he played at least 45 minutes in 14 matches, the Madrid club would be liable to pay Barcelona a £35million fee to make the move permanent.
Simeone chose not to start the France international in any match.To avoid the full fee, we brought him on instead after the 60-minute mark.
The charismatic Argentinian boss claimed he was a ‘club man’ first and foremost, when quizzed on the situation last month.
However, Now, a deal is in place, with Atletico announcing the French forward has sealed a contract until 2026, with a £21million price agreed between the two clubs.
Griezmann is believed to have had his eyes only on Atletico Barcelona, where he first joined in 2014.
The forward is fourth most prolific scorer in Atletico Madrid’s history, scoring 144 goals across all competitions.
He was clear that both clubs needed to be resolved in order to be able to focus on the World Cup next month.
Barcelona signed Griezmann from Atletico in 2019 for an eye-watering £107mHe scored just 35 goals in all competitions.
The Catalan giants have taken a huge £86m loss on the player, but Barca will be glad to get his wages of their bill, Their financial woes continue.
