Atletico Madrid have put Antoine Griezmann on the transfer list ahead of this season, as per Duncan Castles. The reports have suggested that Atleti who signed the Frenchman on a two-year loan deal are looking to offload the player to make room for Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Azulgranas signed Griezmann on a loan deal from FC Barcelona for a two-year period. The Frenchman has been far from his ecstatic best ever since he joined the Catalan club in 2019.
The 31-year-old had hoped that a move back to Atletico would help him regain his supreme form and stature at the helm of world football. However, the Frenchman, just as it was at Barça, has been nothing but a shell of his successful past.
The reports have suggested the Madrid-based club is trying to move the Frenchman on as they try to make space for the enigmatic Ronaldo, who has been looking to exit Manchester United as he looks for a side that will play in the Champions League next season.
Griezmann was signed by the Blaugranas in the summer of 2019 from Atleti for a total of €120 million as they triggered his release clause. However, after having had a pretty mediocre stay with Barcelona, the Frenchman moved back to Atleti in 2021.
The 31-year-old is now serving his two-year loan deal at the Wanda Metropolitano with a compulsory permanent transfer clause of €40 million. Atleti would be looking to send Greizmann packing if possible as Diego Simeone likes the prospect of Ronaldo at Atleti.
They have already tried to offer him to Paris Saint-Germain, who rejected the proposal as they are trying to offload high-earners themselves.
The sale of the World Cup winner would solely be down to their attempt to create space in their wage bill for the 5-time Ballon D’or winner. The wage bill limit has been a noted problem for the majority of the clubs in La Liga, just like Atleti and Barcelona.
