Exceeding the authorized payroll by 100 million euros, Atletico Madrid finds itself blocked in its recruitment. One of the solutions considered is to send Antoine Griezmann back to FC Barcelona before the end of his loan.
Griezmann is struggling to find his best level at Atletico.
Antoine Griezmann will stay here, he will continue Atleti next season. From mid-May, the president of Atletico Madrid, Enrique Cerezo, was clear in anticipating a possible soap opera Antoine Griezmann.
Repatriated last summer, the 31-year-old striker is indeed coming out of a complicated season with only 8 goals scored in all competitions and none since January 6…
The payroll has exploded
Loaned for two years by FC Barcelona with a purchase obligation of 40 million euros if he plays more than 45 minutes in at least 50% of the matches over the two seasons, the French international retains for the moment the confidence of his trainer Diego Simeone, who is counting on him for next season. But another parameter could reshuffle the cards in this case: the financial worries of Atletico. In addition to the 40 million euros found to rebalance the accounts, radio Cope reveals that the Colchoneros also have a problem with their payroll, which exceeds the ceiling authorized by La Liga by 100 million euros!
Griezmann is expensive…
This concern prevents the Rojiblancos from formalizing the signing of midfielder Axel Witsel, with whom they have nevertheless agreed. In the calculations made by La Liga, Griezmann represents a charge of € 33 million in the payroll for the next financial year, a total which necessarily poses a problem … Therefore, according to the same source, the capital club would try to break the close to the attacker, far from the performance expected on the field. For its part, Marca mitigates this information by ensuring that Simeone will not let go of Griezmann and that these corridor noises are simply aimed at negotiating a reduced purchase obligation with Bara.
Anyway, Atletico will have to find solutions, in particular concerning the loan returns of Alvaro Morata and Saul Niguez, not necessarily desired, to try to lower their payroll. In the event of failure, no one can say today that Griezmann will not end up paying the price, even if Bara has no interest or intention to put an early end to the loan of the native. from Macon…
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