Juventus: Italian giants Juventus are keeping an eye on Antoine Griezmann’s delicate situation as the Bianconeri have generated recent interest in the French striker.
Antoine Griezmann, a former Real Sociedad youth squad player, made his senior team debut for Real in 2009. He then signed for Atlético de Madrid in 2014. By signing for Atleti, Griezmann eventually became one of the world’s superstars. of soccer. His brilliant performances with Atleti helped him get into the French team. Griezmann went on to win the 2018 FIFA World Cup with France in Russia.
The French striker finally joined Barcelona in 2019 when the Catalans paid his massive €120m release clause to Atletico Madrid. Griezmann stayed two years at Barcelona but was never able to match the performance of his days at Atletico.
Meanwhile, the Catalans entered an economic crisis and struggled to support Griezmann’s huge salaries. So they decided to return the striker on loan to Atlético for two years.
Juventus: The bianconeri generate interest in Antoine Griezmann
According to Tuttomercatoweb, Serie A giants Juventus are interested in bringing in French international Antoine Griezmann next summer.
Griezmann returned to Atletico Madrid on a two-year loan deal last season but has so far failed to replicate his past performances.
However, Griezmann’s contract also includes a mandatory purchase option clause of 40 million euros if he plays for a certain amount of time during this period.
With Griezmann’s lagging performances, the colchoneros have no intention of paying that amount to Barça. So to get around that, they’re only using Griezmann for the last 20-25 minutes of every match, at the moment. The only time Griezmann started was when Atlético played against City rival Real Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano.
Juventus is currently in a transition period. After winning 9 consecutive Serie-As, the Bianconeri have failed to even finish in the top 3, in the last two seasons.
So now they are on the lookout for multiple targets to improve their team, and now it looks like Griezmann is one of them.
Most likely, Griezzmann will return to the Catalan giants at the end of the season, where he still has a year to go. Barcelona have built a star-studded forward line-up at the moment and Griezmann is not in their plans. So if a suitable offer arrives from Juventus, the Catalans will not hesitate to sell the French striker.
Whats Next?
Griezmann is currently with his France national team and has featured in France’s last two matches against Denmark and Austria. He will hope to get more playing time before the upcoming World Cup in Qatar 2022.
