Antoine Griezmann Stood to Earn €178M in Five Years at Barcelona As Details of Frenchman’s Contract Is Leaked

Antoine Griezmann Stood to Earn €178M in Five Years at Barcelona As Details of Frenchman’s Contract Is Leaked

Chukwu Ikechukwu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:12 PM
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  • Antoine Griezmann’s contract details at Barcelona have been leaked years after the French forward penned a 5-year deal with the Catalan giants
  • Griezmann was due to earn a massive €178m with the La Liga giants after signing a juicy contract with Barcelona in the summer of 2019
  • Griezmann becomes the latest Barcelona player whose contract details have been leaked lately after the likes of Lionel Messi and Gerard Pique

Antoine Griezmann’s Barcelona contract details has been leaked to the public, 3 years after the Frenchman signed a lucrative deal with the Catalan giants.

The 2018 World Cup winner had penned a 5-year deal with Blaugrana but had to be loaned back to Atletico Madrid after struggling to settle into life at Camp Nou.

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Antoine Griezmann was bound to make a €100 million tax-free salary in the next five years after signing for Barcelona in 2019. Photo by Quality Sport Images
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According to Barca Universal, Griezmann was guaranteed €98million gross salary in those five years without tax or other contributions upon signing a five-year deal with Barcelona.

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The 31-year-old French forward’s maximum pay before taxes would have been €177.7million after accounting for the €74 million variables in his contract.

Griezmann becomes the latest Barcelona player whose contract has been leaked to the media after those of Gerard Pique and Lionel Messi were also leaked.

Barcelona itching to finalize £22m deal for Griezmann with Atletico Madrid

Meanwhile, in an effort to end Antoine Griezmann's present predicament, Barcelona is racing to complete a $22 million agreement that will see the Frenchman join Atletico Madrid permanently.

If during his two-year loan with Atletico Madrid Griezmann plays in 50% of their matchups, Atletico Madrid must pay Barcelona £35 million, Daily Mail reports.

Barcelona initially fought tooth and nail to get the entire £35 million back for the striker, but the cash-strapped club is now content to take the reduced cost of £22 million.

Barcelona and Atletico Madrid in talks to reduce Griezmann’s price

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Barcelona and Atletico Madrid have finally decided to find an amicable solution to Antoine Griezmann’s predicament this season.

Griezmann, who is on a two-year loan from Barcelona to Atletico Madrid, has only made substitute appearances this season for a total of fewer than 30 minutes each time.

Atletico Madrid will be forced to pay Barcelona €40m to purchase Griezmann on a permanent basis if the Frenchman plays 50% of games for Diego Simeone’s men.

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Chukwu Ikechukwu Godwin is a journalist with over 9 years of experience in the Nigerian media industry. He has worked both in Radio (Today FM, Rhythm FM, Wish FM) and Television (Silverbird TV) as a Sports Analyst..
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