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BARCELONA – Antoine Griezmann said that he did not regret having submitted an offer from Barcelona last summer via a documentary, after his presentation at Camp Nou on Sunday.
The Barca finally completed Griezmann's signing of Atletico Madrid on Friday after the attacker's lawyer filed his € 120 million release clause with La Liga.
Griezmann, 28, arrived in Barcelona on Saturday. He underwent a medical examination and signed a five-year contract on Sunday before being handed the No. 17 jersey in front of his friends and family.
However, the arrival of the winner of the World Cup has divided the club's supporters. Some can not forgive the public way, he rejected them in his TV show "The Decision" in favor of his stay at Atletico last year.
"I have done various things in the past," said French international interviewee about the documentary. "But I have never regretted anything because these are things I wanted to do at the time.
"I did not play with either side. [Barca and I] are now together, and I can not wait to wear the shirt. If I have to excuse myself, I will do it on the ground. It's where I speak best. "
The Catalan store Diario Sport even suggested in May that the locker room Barca had vetoed the arrival of Griezmann because of the documentary.
When asked if he could understand why the likes of Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez would be annoyed by him, he added, "Maybe we'll see when I get a chance to meet them." Everything can be arranged with help in the field.
"What makes me happiest is to be able to share a companion [a South American drink] with Messi. I am really happy, he is the number 1 and a reference for all players. He will be a legend for my children and their children. It's a pleasure to be able to play with him. "
Griezmann spent five years at Atletico, where he scored 133 goals in 257 games, but he felt the time had come to take up the challenge in Barcelona after refusing last year.
"I had a family to move: a girl to school with all her friends, a well done woman [in Madrid], "he said when asked why he had refused to go to Barca 12 months ago." I was not ready to take this step. I thought I still had something to do with Atletico. This year it was different.
"But it's always difficult to leave a home, a place where you feel very comfortable, where your family, friends and teammates are, it was difficult. that's an admiration for Atletico.I am grateful to them as well as to Cholo. [Simeone].
"Now, I have the challenge of trying to improve myself, to find my place in Barcelona, to be part of the team, to play an important role in a big club and to trying to win the league, the cup and the Champions League – that's what I miss in my honors. "
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