{"id":1098760,"date":"2019-07-23T13:11:44","date_gmt":"2019-07-23T12:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1098760"},"modified":"2019-07-23T13:11:44","modified_gmt":"2019-07-23T12:11:44","slug":"antoine-griezmann-arsenal-leading-assist-provider","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/antoine-griezmann-arsenal-leading-assist-provider\/","title":{"rendered":"Antoine Griezmann longs to play with Arsenal\u2019s leading assist provider"},"content":{"rendered":"

Barcelona newcomer\u00a0Antoine Griezmann has\u00a0articulated a desire to one day play alongside “friend” and international colleague Alexandre Lacazette at club level.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 28-year-old Frenchman finished the 2018\/19 season as Arsenal’s leading assist provider (8) and was subsequently linked with a move to the Camp Nou.<\/p>\n

Lacazette’s links to Barca: Five things to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Before the\u00a0\u00a3107.6m acquisition of Griezmann, Lacazette was strongly associated with a move to Catalonia.<\/li>\n
  • A generic Lacazette silhouette<\/a> subsequently appeared on the official Barca website during the speculation.<\/li>\n
  • This sparked concern among Arsenal fans that the Frenchman was set for a Barca move.<\/li>\n
  • However, the\u00a0statistical profile simply proved to be part of the website’s far-reaching player database.<\/li>\n
  • The Frenchman has previously told Telefoot<\/a> that “it\u2019s flattering” being linked to Barca, but he looks set to stay in north London now.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    However, Lacazette now looks destined to remain on the books in north London, but that hasn’t stopped Griezmann from dreaming of forming a future strike partnership, with the World Cup winner expressing an aspiration to link up with his fellow countryman at some point down the line.<\/p>\n

    He told Sky Sports<\/a>:\u00a0“I would love to play with Lacazette.<\/p>\n

    “He’s a friend of mine, we played together in the national team. He’s an amazing player, has a lot of talent.”<\/p>\n