2023-09-06 23:58:57
Antoine Griezmann, in a press conference with the France team. STEPHANIE LECOCQ / REUTERS
The playmaker of the Blues could have changed clubs this summer but a historic record at Atlético Madrid runs through his head.
Blooming at Atlético Madrid, Antoine Griezmann made the choice of continuity this summer. However, the French international did not lack solicitations during the summer transfer window. According to the newspaper the team , Saudi Arabia has indeed come forward to convince him by offering an annual salary of more than 50 million euros. But “the presence of Diego Simeone” with the Colchoneros and the dream goal of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris would have convinced the 2018 world champion to continue the adventure in La Liga.
«There were calls, keys…, confirmed the number 7 of the Blues at a press conference on Wednesday. But I’m 15 goals away from the club’s all-time goalscoring record. (Griezmann is at 158, the record held by Luis Aragonés is 172 goals). I told my sister (Maud who manages her interests with her lawyer Me Sevan Karian) that we were not moving, to break this record. It took me a while to be reintegrated into the supporters too, so it was not the time to leave.»
PSG inquired this summer
Still unstoppable in the France team, “Grizou” therefore repelled Saudi advances while PSG also interfered in the file in the heart of summer, adds the sports daily. But despite the Frenchman’s affordable release clause at Atlético (25 million euros), the capital club would not have followed up because of his excessive emoluments (8 million euros per year).
Griezmann, for his part, says he is happy at Atlético before perhaps joining MLS or Saudi Arabia in the next few years, two destinations to which he opened the door recently.
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