Principle of agreement for Atlético to pay 20 million more variables for the French instead of the 40 set in the mandatory purchase clause
As it was sung because the situation could not last long and forced a downward negotiation, Atlético de Madrid has gotten away with it and will save 20 million euros in the end after reaching an agreement with Barcelona to reduce to 50% the mandatory purchase clause for Antoine Griezmann that the Madrid club had at the end of this season and that was 40 million.
The website ‘Más Atlético’ has revealed a commitment that could be made official shortly and that would put an end to the surreal rationing of minutes to which the French striker is forced for economic and contractual reasons, not sporting, since under normal conditions the world champion The Frenchman would be a very titular player for Cholo Simeone. In fact, the Argentine coach, the one who has known how to squeeze the Little Prince more and better and was the main supporter of his return to the Metropolitan.
From now on, Cholo could already count on Griezmann at will, without having to wait for the 60th minute of each match to get on the field. Everything is due to the dispute over how to understand the minutes that the Frenchman had to play for the 40 million clause to become effective and from next summer the Frenchman would be a mattress for all purposes.
While Barcelona considered that the commitment only covered last season and that therefore it should already be executed, since Griezmann played more than 45 minutes in 80% of the games in which he was available, from Atlético they always showed calm and convinced that the timing also included this season.
different accounts
According to the accounts of Atlético, his coach could resort to lining him up from the beginning in about ten games this year. Simeone implicitly recognized that he was complying with the guidelines of the noble zone of the club when they questioned him about the few minutes that the Frenchman played. “I am a club man and always will be,” he said at a press conference.
Given the possibility and the fear that Griezmann would return to the Barça club next season, where he would have a contract until June 30, 2024, Barça has preferred to lose part of the money that it already had budgeted to avoid a bigger problem.
Neither Griezmann enters into Xavi’s plans nor Barcelona could take on the striker’s record, around 35 million gross per year according to some sources. And the complaint with which he threatened Atlético has been proven to be just a way of putting pressure on the negotiating strategy.
Taking into account that the next one would be the last year of the contract, Griezmann could leave with the freedom letter and without leaving anything in the coffers of Barça, which will not have amortized his signing after having paid Atlético the 120 million of his release clause rescission.
A priori, it is an excellent one for Simeone in a difficult start to the season for his team, since he has only been able to line him up as a starter in two games, paradoxically ending with defeats against Real Madrid, at the Metropoolitano, and Bruges, at the stadium Jan Breydel. Griezmann also wants to stay at a club where he has triumphed and has experienced his best moments as a professional.
According to that website related to the rojiblanco club, the player also puts a lot on his part and has agreed to a significant salary reduction. He will receive 7 million euros net for each of the four years that he signs with the rojiblanco team, where he would end up with 35 years.
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