The signing of Griezmann complicates : Simeone and Gil Marín would have convinced him

The world of the football is unpredictable, of the same way that the feelings and the decisions of the human beings. Antoine Griezmann seemed to have a foot and half in the FC Barcelona in an agreement that closed does several months. Nevertheless, the French forward would have given course backwards and would have decided to remain in the Athletic of Madrid.

According to the informations of the Chain Be, Antoine Griezmann would have received in his house a visit of Diego Pablo Simeone, technical rojiblanco; of Miguel Ángel Gil Marín, adviser delegated of the club; and of Andrea Berta, sportive director of the Athletic, that would have convinced him definitively to remain in the Athletic of Madrid.

Of this meeting, would have fraguado a principle of agreement so that Antoine Griezmann was still in the club rojiblanco under the promise of an enlargement of agreement -would happen to earn 25 million net euros annual- and that it would keep on being the banner of the sportive project with the aim to win the Champions League.

In this sense, the FC Barcelona would have more complicated that never give him the turn to the tortilla to go back to convince to Griezmann that his future is in the Camp Nou. From the Barcelona dispatches would be about to lose an opportunity of gold to reinforce the staff with a footballer of first world-wide level to a price -100 million euros- more than affordable.

Griezmann Surrenders to the Cholo

One of the big advantages that has the Athletic to retain him is the presence of the Cholo Simeone. "To tactical and defensive level, Simeone is the best trainer of the world. It is a joy work with him. It identifies the weaknesses of each player and treats to improve them, doing you more competitive. It has helped me to grow to professional and personal level. Always it does me take out the best of me and I always will be here to help him and help to win the parties", said Griezmann, in an interview for the UEFA.

"The Cholo did me grow to personal and professional level. I am loved with him, owe him a lot, know it, have him a lot of affection. I know that always it goes me to ask the best, the maximum and I always go to be here to help him and to do him win parties. You learn a lot with him. I think that to tactical level, to defensive level is the best of the world. Can see it every year and it is a joy can work with him. It looks for the defects of each one, tries to improve them and does you a more complete player", sentenced.