Spanish press reports revealed Manchester United’s desire to end the Barcelona and Atletico Madrid conflict, regarding the French Antoine Griezmann crisis.
The recent period witnessed a strong crisis between the Spanish duo Barcelona andAtletico MadridBecause of the latter’s ploy to evade the mandatory clause that requires the purchase of Griezmann’s contract from Barca permanently.
Griezmann moved from Atletico Madrid to Barcelona in the summer of 2019 for 120 million euros, but he was unable to establish himself over two seasons, to return to the metropolitan team last year, on loan for two years.
A clause in the contract Griezmann With Atleti, it includes a mandatory purchase for 40 million euros, if he participates for at least 45 minutes, in 50% of Atletico Madrid matches (provided that he is available to play).
Since the beginning of the current season, the Argentine coach, Diego Simeone, has deliberately involved the French striker in a certain number of minutes between 26 and 28 minutes, so that the Rojiblancos do not have to activate the mandatory purchase option at the end of the season, in light of his suffering from a financial crisis. , which angered the Catalan administration.
In this regard, the Catalan newspaper “Mundo Deportivo” indicated that Manchester United is monitoring the situation of Griezmann, and Barcelona’s position on selling him to Atletico Madrid, in preparation for the contract with the player.
She explained that the English club will face great difficulty in this matter, especially as the player is looking forward to staying with Atletico Madrid, although he was not convinced of the idea of participating for a few minutes.
The 31-year-old French player fears he will be left out of France’s starting lineup World Cup 2022Because of what is happening in Atletico Madrid.
It should be noted that Griezmann participated with Atletico Madrid this season in 8 matches in all competitions, with a total of 282 minutes, during which he scored 3 goals and provided a decisive pass, knowing that he did not start any major match except for the last Real Madrid match, which ended with the “Royal” victory 2-1. In the sixth round of the Spanish League.
