SAÚL And CHELSEA BLOCKED IT
OFFICIAL: Griezmann leaves the Barça and returns to the Athletic in the last sigh
Published:1/09/2021 - 00:06h
Updated:1/09/2021 - 09:30h
When it seemed that the carambola to three bands was ensured to the one hundred by one hundred, the stagnation of the exit of Saúl to Chelsea, that did not finish producing, prevented that Griezmann went back to the Athletic and that the Barça received yielded to Of Jong
Entirely of crazy, and also of laugh, what occurred along this Tuesday 31 August, last day of the market of signings in the big leagues of Europe. To measure that was advancing the afternoon, everything seemed to indicate that Antoine Griezmann would return to the Athletic of Madrid in quality of yielded, with an option of compulsory purchase by value of 40 million euros.
There was entente between all the parts involved, but the operation was supeditada to an indispensable condition: that Saúl Ñíguez arrived to an agreement to sign by Chelsea and leave in the staff rojiblanca the mass salarial necessary to inscribe to 'Grizi'. Well, this did not finish occurring to the 00.00 hours (Spanish hour), but yes some minutes later... Taking into account the time difference with England.
The case is that, finally, Saúl has left to Chelsea of official form and LaLiga has given green light to that Griezmann recale in the Athletic of Madrid and the FC Barcelona, therefore, receive in quality of yielded to a Luuk Of Jong that will land pertinent of the Seville.
"Agreement with the Athletic of Madrid for the cession of Antoine Griezmann. The Madrilenian group will do charge of the index card of the player and has an option of compulsory purchase. The FC Barcelona and the Athletic of Madrid have arrived to an agreement for the cession of Antoine Griezmann by a season more another optional", began the official communiqué of the Barça.
And it continued: "The FC Barcelona expresses publicly his gratitude to Antoine Griezmann, by his commitment and dedication, and wishes him a lot of luck and successes in the future", finalises the informative note of the club, that gives off like this of the player with a higher wage of the staff culé.
102 parties and 35 goals
That is the bagaje that leaves Griezmann in the FC Barcelona, in two marked years by the irregularity, the fault of goal in key moments and the fault of chemistry with the Barcelona game. His offensive disconnections put him from the beginning in the sight... And the exit always antojó like a serious possibility, without having offered never in the Barça the high level that yes lució in the Athletic. And that now, again to the orders of the 'Cholo', can go back to irradiar.
