{"id":1089763,"date":"2019-05-19T20:29:32","date_gmt":"2019-05-19T19:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1089763"},"modified":"2019-05-19T20:31:05","modified_gmt":"2019-05-19T19:31:05","slug":"barcelona-valverde-griezmann-talks-ongoing","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/barcelona-valverde-griezmann-talks-ongoing\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona boss Valverde confirms Griezmann talks &#8220;ongoing&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde has confirmed talks to sign Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann are &#8220;ongoing&#8221;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old French forward is set to end a six-year association with Atl\u00e9tico Madrid this summer.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Griezmann saga: Five things to know\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Griezmann joined Atl\u00e9tico Madrid from Real Sociedad in 2014.<\/li>\n<li>He&#8217;s gone on to make 257 appearances, registering 133 goals and 50 assists.<\/li>\n<li>Griezmann has lifted three pieces of silverware with Atletico: 2014 Supercopa de Espa\u00f1a, 2018 Europa League and 2018 UEFA Super Cup.<\/li>\n<li>After speculation of a departure in 2018, he revealed via his &#8216;La Decision&#8217; show that he would remain at Atl\u00e9tico.<\/li>\n<li>Less than a year later he has changed his mind, with Barcelona strongly tipped as Griezmann&#8217;s next club.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7259525-if-guardiola-s-to-be-believed-liverpool-lost-the-league-with-one-result<\/p>\n<p>Griezmann pledged his long-term future to Los Rojiblancos, whom he&#8217;s been part of since relocating from Real Sociedad in 2014, last summer.<\/p>\n<p>His apparent change of heart hasn&#8217;t gone down well as Atl\u00e9ti supporters jeered him during their game at Levante, which is likely to be Griezmann&#8217;s final appearance for the club.<\/p>\n<p>The 2018 World Cup winner is expected to join Barcelona, whom he was heavily linked with before the 2018\/19 season. It could be a while before any potential transfer goes through, but Bar\u00e7a&#8217;s head coach has revealed talks are already underway.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fastest Player in the Premier League! 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We have the chance of winning two titles and we must try to focus on this issue.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Afterwards we will have time for everything else &#8211; we won&#8217;t say anything new when we are talking about players from other teams. We will see (what happens). He (Griezmann) is a great player. We&#8217;ve always said so.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Griezmann&#8217;s era<\/h2>\n<p>Since becoming part of the Atleti family, Griezmann has developed into one of their most important players.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s gone on to make no fewer than 257 appearances in all competitions, registering 133 goals and creating a further 50 for his teammates.<\/p>\n<p>During that period, Atletico lift the 2018 Europa League title and finished runners-up in La Liga twice. 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