{"id":1097944,"date":"2019-07-13T17:40:49","date_gmt":"2019-07-13T16:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1097944"},"modified":"2019-07-13T17:41:24","modified_gmt":"2019-07-13T16:41:24","slug":"griezmann-to-barcelona-e120m-forward-confident-train-would-stop-a-second-time","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/griezmann-to-barcelona-e120m-forward-confident-train-would-stop-a-second-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Griezmann to Barcelona: \u20ac120m forward confident \u2018train\u2019 would stop a second time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>New Barcelona signing Antoine Griezmann has said that this summer was the right time for him to join the Catalan club.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Barca announced the signing of Griezmann on Friday, and the French international said that he has no regrets with the timing of his move.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Griezmann finally joins Barca: Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li>Antoine Griezmann signed for Atletico Madrid from Real Sociedad in 2014.<\/li>\n<li>The Frenchman scored 133 goals in all competitions for Atleti.<\/li>\n<li>But he announced his imminent departure in May, ending his four-year spell with the club.<\/li>\n<li>And now Griezmann has been confirmed as a Barcelona player.<\/li>\n<li>The striker joins Barcelona on a five-year deal with a buyout clause of \u20ac800m.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7311398-alexander-arnold-s-perfect-mentor-the-goat-right-back-is-available-for-free\/embed\/v4?eid=AQAAANirJF0mkG8A\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>He said in a video on Barcelona&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FCBarcelona\">Twitter<\/a>: &#8220;When I was a boy, my dad taught me that trains don&#8217;t come around just once.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Now it&#8217;s time to take on the challenge of a new destination. Finally, our paths cross.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ll defend the Barca colours with all my determination and commitment. It&#8217;s our time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u270c\ufe0f Life is all about second chances. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5ArFiaP2ht\">pic.twitter.com\/5ArFiaP2ht<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FCBarcelona\/status\/1149748037767614465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What Should Arsenal Do Next? Squawka Documentary\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PtQrlhxwj78?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>The transfer saga ends<\/h2>\n<p>Griezmann to Barcelona has been in the making for around a year now.<\/p>\n<p>It was heavily suspected that the French forward would leave Atletico after the World Cup in Russia, where he scored in the final and came home with a winners&#8217; medal.<\/p>\n<p>However, Griezmann announced he was staying with Simeone and co. for another season. 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