DBasia.news – Antoine Griezmann’s first goal for his new club, Barcelona, finally arrived. The goal was expected by him just only the beginning.
Barcelona can finally get Antoine Griezmann after eyeing since the 2017-2018 season. El Barca must activate the release clause of the player which reaches 125 million euros.
Antoine Griezmann is expected to be able to complement Barcelona’s death trio with Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez. Moreover, Griezmann has a good reputation while defending Atletico Madrid.
However, Griezmann was seen inconspicuously in several Barcelona trial matches. He could only gain the first goal when facing Napoli on Sunday (11/8). Griezmann scored one of Barcelona’s four goals in the match.
“I am delighted to be able to score the first goal with a Barcelona jersey. I hope this is the beginning of other goals,” Griezmann said as Marca reported.
“I want to score this first goal and have been waiting for more opportunities to help the team,” Griezmann said.
“I’m still trying to adapt to the coach’s request, whether it’s playing from the wing or becoming a false-nine,” said the French national team player.
Until now, the transfer of Antoine Griezmann to Barcelona still leaves problems. Atletico accused Barcelona of cheating by not wanting to pay a release clause claimed to reach 200 million euros.
As a result, Atletico plans to report Barcelona to the Spanish football association. If convicted, Antoine Griezmann’s move to Barcelona could be canceled.