DBasia.news – Antoine Griezmann made a surprise at the transfer deadline this summer by leaving Barcelona to return to Atletico Madrid. Even so, his departure did not appear to be mourned by the Blaugrana players.
Griezmann has indeed entered Barcelona’s list of sales this summer. His departure is one way for El Barca to be able to extend Lionel Messi’s contract.
Barcelona even had time to offer Griezmann to a number of clubs. But no one was interested in purchasing him due to his high price tag and salary.
In the end, Barcelona couldn’t stop Messi from leaving. One week before the 2021-2022 LaLiga starts, the Catalan club confirmed their separation from La Pulga.
This condition should make Griezmann’s future at Barcelona safe. The French player has even always been a starter in the first three LaLiga matches.
But the shocking news came. Barcelona have agreed to loan Griezmann to Atletico with a permanent purchase obligation at the end of the season.
Financial reasons are believed to be the main reason for this decision. Barcelona had to release Griezmann in order to lower the salary burden so they could register Sergio Aguero.
A shocking fact came to light soon after. Griezmann apparently does have a bad relationship with his team mates at Barcelona.
According to a Diario Sport report, Barcelona’s changing room is not too disappointed with Griezmann’s departure. Some groups of senior players even felt glad with this news.
Griezmann’s presence seems to be disliked by the majority of Barcelona’s senior players. This has something to do with Griezmann’s documentary entitled The Decision.
In the film, Griezmann turned out to have rejected Barcelona’s offer. The moment happened in the summer of 2018 or the season before he changed his mind.
Barcelona’s senior players consider Griezmann half-heartedly defended his club. Moreover, the performance is also not optimal even though it was carried at a high price.
Barcelona’s changing room dislike for Griezmann can be seen on social media. There was no special farewell message mentioned by Gerard Pique or Sergio Busquets to release the departure of his teammate.
This is inversely different to when Messi was confirmed to leave Barcelona. At that time almost all of the players paid tribute to the Argentine superstar.