In the hard side of FC Barcelona since the recovery of the La Liga, Antoine Griezmann could be used as currency on the summer transfer window. And especially in the Neymar case?
While the crisis is brewing at Barça, the French world champion feels more and more cramped in his blaugrana tunic. Substitute and fifth in the offensive hierarchy of Quique Setien, behind players like Ansu Fati or Martin Braithwaite, Antoine Griezmann has become the new flop of the FCB. The third in a row after the failures with Ousmane Dembelé and Philippe Coutinho. To repair all these casting errors, Josep Maria Bartomeu dreams of repatriating Neymar this summer. But with the current crisis, Barcelona will not have the means to pay cash the 200 million euros claimed by PSG.
Therefore, President Blaugrana has prepared two plans to recruit Neymar cheaply. Indeed, according to Donbalon, Bartomeu would first think of offering Griezmann, Ansu Fati and 50 ME to recover the Brazilian from PSG. In the event of a Parisian refusal, Barça would then offer Griezmann plus Coutinho in exchange for Neymar. Two possibilities which are however very unlikely to succeed, knowing that the 28-year-old striker feels good in Paris, where he could even extend his contract. But knowing that Leonardo wants above all to put the package on Kylian Mbappé, still tracked by Real Madrid, the Brazilian sports director could also fall out with his compatriot. Which would revive the Barça rumor …
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