Atletico Madrid Unwilling to Pay €40 Million Transfer Fee for Barcelona Attacker Antoine Griezmann

• Antoine Griezmann returned to Atletico Madrid on a two-season long loan deal from FC Barcelona
• Atletico Madrid are considering their options when it comes to signing Antoine Griezmann from Barcelona
• FC Barcelona included a mandatory €40 million transfer fee in their loan deal with Atletico Madrid

Atletico Madrid find themselves between a rock and a hard place when it comes to Antoine Griezmann.

The French forward is on loan at the club, but there were conditions to the loan which could come back to haunt Madrid now.

As reported by Goal at the time, Griezmann returned to Atletico on a two-year loan deal with a mandatory €40 million option to buy included in the deal.

The deal states that the Rojiblancos will have to purchase the player for €40 million if he features in 50% of their games, with a minimum of 45 minutes between the games, across the two seasons at Atletico.

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Griezmann played in 82.5% of the club’s matches last season, meaning Atletico would have to leave him on the bench for the current season to avoid paying the mandatory fee.

Barca Universal reports that Atletico are also not keen to pay €40 million for the player.

The club are currently trying to find ways to get this figure lowered. Griezmann did not start Atletico’s opener against Getafe but did come off the bench to score a goal for the club. With Alvaro Morata back in the squad after his load at Chelsea, Griezmann’s chances to play may be even more limited this season.

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