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Barcelona has signed with Antoine Griezmann after depositing with La Liga the € 120 million buyback clause of attacker Atletico Madrid, an amount claimed by Atleti for a $ 80 million shortfall. ; euro.
Griezmann, 28, is expected to arrive in Barcelona this weekend, where he will sign a five-year contract with the champions of Spain before joining the preparatory training next season. The agreement also includes a release clause of 800 million euros.
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The French international is the third rookie of the summer of Barca, after the arrival of Frenkie De Jong and Neto. The Griezmann release clause was reduced by € 200 million on 1 July, and sources told ESPN FC that the Blaugrana were working on an agreement for the attacker.
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Atletico, however, claims that they must pay 80 million euros more, as they believe that the agreement between Barcelona and Griezmann predates the reduction of the buy-back clause.
In a press release issued on Friday, the club said "it is obvious that the agreement between the player and Barcelona was reached before the date of the reduction of the buy-back clause, from $ 200 million to $ 120 million. # 39; euros. "
Barcelona immediately delayed the triggering of the clause in the hope of being able to negotiate an agreement with Atletico that would allow them to pay the fees in installments. The two clubs met in Madrid last Thursday, but it soon became clear that Atletico would not accept a payment plan.
Atletico condemned Barca for approaching Griezmann while the La Liga title was still disputed between the two teams and demanded that the player return to the club to train. He did not and was subsequently fined.
After Barca President Josep Maria Bartomeu confirmed the meeting, the rojiblancos issued a very strong statement criticizing both the actions of Barca and Griezmann.
Sources at the Catalan club told ESPN FC that they were "relaxed" in the face of threats from Atletico, adding that Griezmann had not signed a pre-contract contract before July and had not violated any of the FIFA regulations.
The ESPN FC revealed for the first time in March that Griezmann was looking to leave Atletico. Barca initially hesitated to act for him initially, because of the way he had refused them via a documentary called "The Decision" last summer.
After an internal debate, however, with Bartomeu and his coach Ernesto Valverde, both supporters of the signing, they decided to reactivate their interest for him.
Griezmann announced in May that he would be leaving Atletico this summer, but it was only in July, when his release clause was lifted, that Barca confirmed that he was not in charge. he wanted to sign it.
The former Griezmann club, Real Sociedad, is expected to cash 24 million euros thanks to a 20% sales clause inserted when it was sold to Atletico in 2014.
In five years with Atletico, Griezmann, winner of the World Cup with France last summer, scored 133 goals in 257 appearances. He also won the Europa League, the UEFA Super Cup and the Spanish Super Cup at that time.
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