Griezmann has been linked with a move to Barcelona this summer
Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann has been linked with a move away from the club this summer and their rivals Barcelona are the favorites to land him. The Spanish giants are ready to pay the Frenchman’s buy out clause which will drop from €200 million (£177.79 million) to €100 million (£88.9 million) at the end of the season.
The forward was also linked with a move to Manchester United last season but a deal never went through. Instead they signed Romelu Lukaku from Everton last summer.
Diego Simeone wants Griezmann to stay at the club next season and believes a strong finish to the season might convince him. Atletico currently trail Barcelona by 12 points in the race for the La Liga title and are also in the Europa League semi-finals, where they will face Arsenal in the first of two legs on April 26.
Simeone said as quoted by Sky Sports: “I hope that he can see in our training sessions that this is a team who will keep growing and continue to improve, the best thing for a player is to see he is growing alongside the team.
“So, if we end this season fighting for La Liga until the end of the season with Barcelona and get into the Europa League final, it will be a strong season for us.
“That will count in his decision, for sure. We have to give him our all as a team and give him the motivation he needs so that when it’s time for a decision, he opts to stay with us.”
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