The French star of Atletico Madrid Antoine Griezmann will leave the club as of July 1st. He has already announced his intentions to the management of the mats and coach Diego Simeone. From Atletico also spread the information through its official Twitter profile, which means there is a club to pay the EUR 120 million redemption clause to Griezmann.
Last season, Griezmann was close to Barcelona, but at the last minute he renewed his contract with Atletico until 2023 with a salary of 23 million euros per season. Then the Frenchman had even prepared two clips - one in case he stays, and another if he chooses Barcelona. His action then did not appeal to fans of the Catalans, as in the last match between the two teams he was not well received at Camp Nou, and now the expectations are to take to Barcelona.
The World Champion of 2018 arrived in Atletico five years ago from Real Sociedad. The 28-year-old Frenchman has 256 Matches for Matches, which have scored 1 33 hits. In a special video uploaded by Atletico, he thanked the club adviced by soccercapper for the incredible experiences but pointed out that he needed new challenges without specifying where he would find them.
`It was a difficult decision. You will stay forever in my heart, and Griezmann turns to the fans. He becomes Atletico`s third key player, who leaves after Lucas Hernandez (Bayern Munich) and Diego Godin (Inter).
