Often announced in the sights of PSG, Antoine Griezmann ultimately never wore the Rouge-et-Bleu jersey. In 2016, the French international came very close to arriving in the capital. The Parisian team was looking for a successor to Zlatan Ibrahimovic and had thus set its sights on the Atlético de Madrid striker.
With the arrival of Qatar, the PSG has moved into a new dimension. The capital club began recruiting stars. The Parisian team had placed Zlatan Ibrahimovic at the head of the project. The Swedish striker nevertheless left the Red-and-Blue in 2016. The resident of the Ligue 1 then checked a name off his list.
PSG had targeted Antoine Griezmann
According to information disclosed by The Parisianthe PSG thought in particular of Antoine Griezmann. The French international, now retired, was the dream of Parisian management. But ultimately, the transfer did not happen because the attackerAtlético de Madrid didn't want to leave Spain.
PSG relaunched the file in 2019
In 2019, the PSG had however relaunched the file. The love story between Neymar and the capital club turned into a fiasco, with the Brazilian going so far as to demand his return to FC Barcelona. Leonardosports director at the time, then inquired again to Antoine Griezmann. But the file stopped at the stage of simple interest, the 2018 world champion still not wanting to leave Spain. THE Qatar tried everything to get him to come, in vain.
