Antoine Griezmann, celebrating a goal against the Espanyol

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Griezmann Short of root the rumours on the Barça

Published:23/06/2016 - 12:35h

Updated:23/06/2016 - 13:13h

The big star of the Athletic of Madrid, Antoine Griezmann, has renewed with the club colchonero until 2021, and will not do the cases of Vicente Calderón in the short term. "I am very happy to be still in this family", has manifested the French

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Antoine Griezmann no fichará by the FC Barcelona like relief of Neymar Jr, in the case that the Brazilian do the cases this summer. The big French star has renewed this Thursday officially with the Athletic of Madrid until 2021, showing "very happy" to continue forming part of the project of the "Cholo" Simeone and Enrique Cerezo.

The attacker Frenchman, that finds contesting at present the UEFA Euro 2016 with France and already is in eighth of final, has had a moment to go out of the routine of the French concentration and speak in key rojiblanca, expressing his happiness for having arrived so fast to an agreement with the directive: "I Am very happy, very happy to be still in this family and in this project. Every year I look for to improve and the club, the technician and my mates allow it to me", has commented the footballer.

Of this way, so much the Athletic of Madrid like the own Griezmann cut of root the speculations on a possible traspaso course to the FC Barcelona or to another big club of Europe. In the last hours, some French means had ensured that the Barça would launch to by the footballer in the case of not attaining the continuity of Neymar Jr in the staff culé this summer.

Unfortunately for the interests blaugrana, the renewal of Griezmann with the Athletic no only does much more complicated the signing to contractual and economic level, but it leaves clear that the player is more than to taste in the Spanish capital and, in the short term, does not pose do the cases.

Like this the things, the FC Barcelona will have to replantearse his aims in the market of signings if Neymar Jr finish leaving of the club course to Paris Saint-Germain, the Manchester United or to another big team of Europe. 190 million euros -the clause of Neymar- give for a lot, and stars like Marco Reus, Eden Hazard and Paulo Dybala would go back to be to shot.

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