Axel Allag, Media365, published on Tuesday October 1, 2024 at 8:26 a.m.
Following his decision to quit the French team, Antoine Griezmann now only has Atlético de Madrid in his life as a footballer. It is with the Colchoneros that he could extend his contract for one year.
What is the medium-term future for Antoine Griezmann? On Monday, the former vice-captain of the France team surprised many people by announcing his international retirement a few days before Didier Deschamps’ next list, which will be revealed on Thursday. After 137 selections, 44 goals and 30 assists, the playmaker decided to say stop to the Blues, confiding his gratitude and pride at having been able to experience so many emotions in the jersey of his country since March 2014 and his debut . From now on, he only has Atlético de Madrid to punctuate his daily life, inevitably filled with matches every three days, including the next Wednesday evening at Libsonne to challenge Benfica in the Champions League.
The choice depends only on Griezmann
“I am happy to get up every morning, to come here, play for these teammates, play for this club. Which does not mean that I am not happy in the selection!”, he declared following his beautiful performance against Leipzig (scorer and decisive passer during the success of the Colchoneros) almost a week ago. His coach, Diego Simeone, who said about him that “when a guy manages to get a whole team to work around his brain, that has inestimable value” could consider himself lucky in the future. Indeed, under contract until June 2025 with Atlético de Madrid, the top scorer in the club’s history could extend his lease by one year, according to our colleagues at Le Parisien.
He in fact has an optional year for an extension that only he can activate. Which would obviously be the strong trend, to date. Visibly solicited by other clubs according to our colleagues, Antoine Griezmann has never hidden his attraction for MLS, the championship in which Hugo Lloris and Olivier Giroud play.
