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Antoine Griezmann has been in terrible lack of confidence for a long time. A few months before the 2022 World Cup, the Frenchman seems far from the level he had displayed in 2018 for example. The 2018 world champion with the Blues is now relegated to a role of luxury joker at the start of the season. Barred by Alvaro Morata or Joao Félix, the former Barça striker could be tempted to leave Madrid before the end of the transfer window. His coach Diego Simeone, publicly declared before the Colchoneros defeat against Villarreal (0-2), that he wanted to see Grizou stay at the club this season: “I hope he will continue with us. I appreciate and love him. Everyone knows how important he is to the team.”
Towards a 30% reduction in his salary?
With Griezmann’s contract and salary situation being a concern for Atlético, club president Miguel Angel Gil Marin met with the Blues striker recently to ask him to lower his salary. According Mundo Deportivo, the president would have asked Grizi to lower his salary by 30%. The player had already returned to Madrid by reducing his salary by 50%, compared to what he received at Barça.
The other question that hovers around the Frenchman is about the playing time that will be granted to him this season. Atlético Madrid would not be inclined to pay the 40 million euros next year, to exercise the automatic purchase option of Griezmann. According to Relevo, if the Colchoneros do not play the French striker more than thirty minutes per game, the leaders of the Madrid club would no longer be obliged to exercise the purchase option. Griezmann’s situation is of concern in France but especially in Spain, where the Frenchman has been the subject of serious insults from some supporters.
? “El ATLETI le ha vuelto a pedir a GRIEZMANN que se BAJE el SUELDO”?
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to summarize
With Griezmann’s contract and salary situation being a concern for Atlético, club president Miguel Angel Gil Marin met with the Blues striker recently to ask him to lower his salary. According to Mundo Deportivo, the president asked Grizi to lower his salary by 30%.
