A few hours before the La Liga clash between Barça and Atlético de Madrid, the young retiree of the France team Antoine Griezmann wanted to deny the information according to which Mike Maignan's rant against the “starlets” after the defeat against Italy would have had an impact on his decision to stop the Blues.
Antoine Griezmann denial alert. If he used social networks a lot during the Olympics to salute the exploits of the French athletes this summer in Paris, the striker of the French team wanted to comment this Saturday on information concerning the reasons for his departure from retirement, announced on September 30.
During his last gathering with the Blues in September, Grizou (33) took for himself, according to L'Equipe, the rant made by Mike Maignan after the defeat against Italy (1-3). In the locker room, the French goalkeeper criticized the “starlet” behavior of certain players. “You put a bullet in his head,” a member of the staff even said to the Milanese, assures the sports daily in its edition of the day.
He will not reconsider his decision
“False”, however, reacted Antoine Griezmann on X. A firm denial punctuated by two emojis.
The 2018 world champion with 137 caps said little about the reasons for his international retirement. At the beginning of November, on the other hand, he was categorical about a possible return to the selection: “Is it completely over? Yes, completely. I'm not going to go back. It wasn't at all a sudden move. head, it was carefully considered,” the former French number 7 told Canal+. Far from the French team, the Atlético de Madrid striker, in very good form, will vie for first place in La Liga this Saturday evening during the clash against Barça.
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