Barcelona President’s Comments on Blaugrana Player not wanting Griezmann

DBasia.news –  Josep Maria Bartomeu, President of Barcelona, ​​denied issue that club players did not want Antoine Griezmann in the squad.

Barcelona spent up to 125 million euros to redeem Antoine Griezmann from Atletico Madrid. That amount has made Griezmann one of the most expensive players in Los Cules history.

The 2018 World Cup champion were expected to appear impressively on El Barca’s left side attacking line.

In fact, Barcelona haveq been hunting for Griezmann since the 2017-2018 season. At that time, El Barca was rejected as the player has chosen to extend his contract with Los Rojiblancos.

However, behind the arrival of Antoine Griezmann, it was known that not all Barcelona players accepted him with open arms. In fact, the superstar, Lionel Messi, is reportedly included in the group who did not approve.

Reportedly, Lionel Messi prefered Barcelona to repatriate Neymar. Unfortunately, La Pulga’s wish could not be realized.

Josep Maria Bartomeu had tried to clear up the situation. According to him, there were no problems in the locker room after Griezmann joined.

“There was no rejection from the locker room when we brought in Antoine Griezmann. The players did not give their opinion about bringing in players. Because, the one who made the decision was the technical team,” Bartomeu told Barca TV.

Antoine Griezmann is said to still unable to perform optimally in Barcelona. El Barca coach, Ernesto Valverde, once revealed that he demanded more for Barca. Currently, Griezmann has two goals and one assist in three LaLiga matches.