Antoine Griezmann officially permanent Atletico Madrid from Barcelona. It was redeemed at a rising price of just € 20 million.
“Atletico Madrid and Barcelona have reached an agreement for the transfer of Antoine Griezmann, who has been playing there on loan from Barcelona since the summer of 2021. The French forward has signed a contract until 30 June 2026”, reads a statement from the Athletic.
In the original agreement with Barcelona, Griezmann is on loan until June 2023 and is to be made final for € 40 million if he is down by more than 45 minutes in more than 50 percent of the matches played by Atletico in two. seasons.
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With the development of time and economic conditions, Atletico felt that the figure was too large, so they began to adapt Griezmann’s playing time so that the above conditions were not met. In this way, the obligation to purchase also disappears.
But on the other hand, Griezmann’s return will bring new problems to Barcelona. His € 36 million salary will weigh on the club’s finances, even though they are tightly controlling the salary budget so that it is no longer as excessive as it used to be.
In the end, Barcelona were ‘submitted’ to Atletico’s request. A commission of 20 million euros was accepted as fair value for the sale of Griezmann. The Blaugrana will also receive an additional € 4 million in future bonuses if the terms of the contract are respected.
“It’s nice to stay where I want to be. Thank you all,” said Griezmann after the deal was completed.
(adp / mrp)
