Anwar Ibrahim (Cairo)
Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez revealed that the Barca administration had reached a final agreement with Atletico Madrid regarding its French international player Antoine Griezmann, loaned two seasons ago to Atletico Madrid.
And he said in a press conference before his team played Celta Vigo match this evening in the 8th round of the Spanish League that the management of the “Catalan” club had officially informed him that it had reached an agreement with the Atletico administration that Griezmann would return to his Madrid club permanently for 20 million euros, in addition to 5 Millions more in variants. He added: The two sides reached an agreement, which means that all parties – the two clubs and the player – are satisfied with what they have reached in their negotiations, expressing his best wishes to the player with his new old club.
Griezmann had moved from Atletico Madrid to Barcelona in the summer of 2019, under a contract worth 120 million euros, but after spending two disappointing seasons at the “Camp Nou”, he returned to Atletico on loan for two seasons with a final purchase option for 40 million euros he gets. Barcelona, according to the rates of his participation in the matches with “Rokhi Blancos”.
Argentine coach Diego Simeone has been keen, since the beginning of the season, to not involve Griezmann only half an hour at the end of each match, so that the Madridista club does not have to pay the amount of 40 million euros if he buys it permanently.
Xavi’s statements confirmed what the Spanish press had reported during the past few days about the fact that an agreement had been reached between the two sides, but the French newspaper L’Equipe reported that Grizzo’s contract extends with Atleti until 2026, provided that he receives a salary of 8 million euros, instead of Of the 12 million euros he currently receives.
For the second time in a row, this season, Griezmann plays a key player with his team, and contributed to its victory over Girona 2-1 in the eighth round of La Liga, and made one of his team’s goals for his Argentine teammate, Angel Correa, in the 5th minute of the match.
It is reported that Antoine Griezmann, born on March 21, 1991, began his professional career at Real Sociedad (2009-2014) and from there to Atletico Madrid (2014-2019), then moved to Barcelona in a final sale until 2021, then loaned again to Atletico Madrid for two seasons with an option to buy. A final for 40 million euros, then Griezmann, the world champion crowned with the World Cup in Russia 2018, returned to Atleti for the final to complete his career with the club that made his glory and brilliance and contributed to being an essential and indispensable element in his country’s world champion team.
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