Antoine Griezmann hasn’t really convinced his world for his first season at Barcelona. His statistical contribution was not catastrophic, with fifteen goals scored in all competitions in particular. But in the game, he never really managed to find his place, and never seemed really integrated into the system of Ernesto Valverde, then Quique Setién. Some media even evoked, timidly, the possibility of a departure this summer.
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If the main concerned has always been discreet about his future, Sports world says a little more about his situation on this sunny Saturday in July. We learn in particular that the leaders of FC Barcelona consider that the French is currently untransferable. There is therefore no question of leaving in the coming weeks for the moment.
See you in September
However, the situation could change as early as September, once the Champions League is over. The media explains that in the event of a significant offer, the Catalan club will listen. Concretely, it will not be on the market, but if an XXL offer were to arrive on the desk of Josep Maria Bartomeu, the latter would clearly take it into account and could agree to sell the world champion. This will not be the case for players like Marc-André ter Stegen, Frenkie de Jong or Lionel Messi, for whom it is out of the question to listen to any proposal, however huge it may be.
It also remains to be seen what the player’s plan will be. Would he like to leave after a short year spent in Catalonia and the long soap opera that preceded his transfer from Atlético de Madrid to Barça? Which clubs could offer him an interesting challenge while having the financial capacity to recruit him? We will probably have to wait until September to have these questions answered!
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