In case you didn’t know…
Barcelona have been embroiled in a bitter feud with Atletico Madrid in the course of their transfer negotiations with Griezmann, who signed for the Spanish champions after his £107 million release clause was triggered.
Prior to the announcement of the Frenchman’s signing, the Rojiblancos accused the Blaugrana of breaking transfer rules by holding negotiations with the Frenchman back in March.
The Madrid outfit claimed that Barcelona held secret negotiations with the World Cup winner before his release clause dropped from £180 million to £107 million at the start of July.
Atletico added that the Catalan outfit had disrespected them with the move and demanded that they pay the remaining amount of the original buy-out clause owing to the premature negotiations.
LaLiga president Javier Tebas recently revealed that Atletico Madrid had even attempted to get Griezmann banned by asking the organisation to block his player license following his move.
The heart of the matter
Griezmann has revealed that Atletico’s reaction to his summer transfer has ‘hurt’ him, especially since he still has a place for them in his heart.
Speaking to Mundo Deportivo, he said:
When asked about how the Wanda Metropolitano will receive him when he returns in a Barcelona shirt, he said:
What’s next?
Barcelona are next scheduled to take on Arsenal in the Joan Gamper trophy on Sunday.
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