Pressures so that Griezmann remain in the Athletic of Madrid

The future of Antoine Griezmann still has not been revealed by the player, that will have to decide during the next weeks decanting by one of the two options that has on of the table: remain in the Athletic of Madrid improving his agreement or go to the FC Barcelona to play at the side of footballers like Leo Messi or Luis Suárez.

From the sector of the Athletic of Madrid, the player is receiving strong pressures to accept the proposal of the group rojiblanco and so that it break the agreement to the that already had arrived with the directive of the FC Barcelona does some months. In this sense, the last informations aim to that it could be valuing remain in the club rojiblanco. 

Big part of these doubts are due to these pressures. Miguel Ángel Gil already commented recently that it advised him remain in the Athletic: "it will depend on his feelings more than of any another thing, is what he want to decide, if it wants to make history in the Athletic of Madrid and that all turn to his around or go to a club where never will go in in the history".

Campaign so that Griezmann do not go to the Barça

Several ex players have advised to Griezmann that remain in the Athletic. Robert Pirés, his French compatriot commented that: "If it remains in the Athletic of Madrid, will be the number one. If it goes to Barcelona, will be perhaps the number three or the number four because have to Suarez and Messi. If it wants to be comfortable, can remain in the Athletic. The balance is very difficult for him. It is very important for Antoine take a very good decision. It is very difficult".

Paulo Futre, ex player of the Athletic, also advised him to Griezmann remain: "they say Me: 'If you had gone to the Barcelona, to the Milan, to the Juve… surely had won the Balloon of Gold'. I answer: 'But probably it had been one more, had not agreed of me. In the Athletic, am up. Probably I am not the number one, but am here, the two or the three... The generations go happening and follow being here'. To Griezmann would say him this. If it comes the Barcelona, very well, is a professional, but will be one more. If it remains in the Atleti will be remembered evermore".

Martín Lasarte, technician that did to debut to Griezmann in First Division with the Real Sociedad, also advised him remain in the Athletic. "It would treat to listen it, but sometimes more cost to be the figure in a place that no companion in another", said, although puntualizando that it would be "a flatter that in the Barça played two footballers that I did to debut (referring also to Luis Suárez)".