Griezmann joins Barcelona from Atletico Madrid

Barcelona have signed Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann after paying his 120m euro (£107m) buyout clause.
12 Jul, 2019

Barcelona have signed Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann after paying his 120m euro (£107m) buyout clause.

The 28-year-old World Cup winner has signed a five-year deal which includes an 800m euro (£717m) release clause.

The French international joined Atletico from Real Sociedad in 2014 and scored 133 goals in 256 appearances.

He signed a new five-year deal in June 2018 but announced in May he would be leaving the club this summer.

The 2018 World Cup winner becomes the world's sixth most expensive signing behind Neymar, Kylian Mbappe, Philippe Coutinho, Joao Felix and Ousmane Dembele.

Griezmann won the Europa League, the Spanish Super Cup and the Uefa Super Cup during his time at Atletico and was the team's top scorer in each of the last five seasons.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2019

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