{"id":1093794,"date":"2019-06-13T16:43:01","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T15:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1093794"},"modified":"2019-06-13T16:43:01","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T15:43:01","slug":"antoine-griezmann-transfer-update-atletico-madrid-barcelona-gil-marin","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/antoine-griezmann-transfer-update-atletico-madrid-barcelona-gil-marin\/","title":{"rendered":"Atletico Madrid CEO insists club’s primary playmaker Antoine Griezmann will join Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"

Atletico Madrid CEO Gil Marin has confirmed Antoine Griezmann will join Barcelona this summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Griezmann announced he will leave Atletico back in May but Marin has suggested a deal with Barcelona was already agreed in March.<\/p>\n

How close is Griezmann to joining Barcelona? Five things to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  1. In May, Griezmann announced he will leave Atletico<\/a> in the summer transfer window and Barcelona were immediately linked.<\/li>\n
  2. The Frenchman’s release clause reportedly doesn’t drop to \u20ac120m until July 1st, which could be holding up a deal.<\/li>\n
  3. After playing for France this week, Griezmann revealed he doesn’t know if he will stay in Spain but his future will be resolved in two weeks, around July 1st.<\/li>\n
  4. Marin claims Griezmann has already decided on a move to Barcelona.<\/li>\n
  5. Lionel Messi (92) was the only ‘forward’, as defined by Opta, to create more chances than Griezmann (74) last season.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n