{"id":618506,"date":"2022-10-09T04:19:04","date_gmt":"2022-10-09T08:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=618506"},"modified":"2022-10-09T04:27:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-09T08:27:00","slug":"barcelona-antoine-griezmann-atletico-madrid-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/10\/09\/barcelona-antoine-griezmann-atletico-madrid-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I Can Only Wish Him the Best\u2019: Barcelona Manager Xavi Hints at Exit for \u2018One of the Greatest of All Time\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/10\/06\/lionel-messi-psg-barcelona-interest\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Barcelona<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0manager Xavi Hernandez has discreetly pointed towards the sale of\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1578723265903996928?s=20&amp;t=_BAVXcsa0LSKBEcFABnkUA\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Antoine Griezmann to Atletico Madrid<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. This comes amid rumours that the two Spanish sides are closing in on an agreement to make the French forward&#8217;s loan deal permanent.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Barcelona Manager Hints at Exit for Antoine Griezmann<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Xavi on Atletico-Bar\u00e7a agreement for Griezmann: \u201cIt&#39;s not official yet\u2026 but if there&#39;s an agreement, so we are all happy\u201d. \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7\ud83e\udd1d\ud83c\udffb <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FCB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#FCB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can only wish the player the best\u201d, Xavi added as deal will be announced soon for \u20ac20m plus \u20ac4m add ons. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qqm9qPsDyX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/qqm9qPsDyX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1578723265903996928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Xavi\u2019s Comments on Attackers Situation<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In a recent press conference, the Spanish manager was asked about what is going on with the situation involving the French international and whether the Blaugrana are close to reaching an agreement with Atletico. He said: &#8220;It&#8217;s not official yet\u2026 but if there&#8217;s an agreement, so we are all happy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/21\/memphis-depay-barcelona-stay\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Memphis Depay Confirms Rejecting Multiple Offers to Stay at Barcelona<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;I can only wish the player the best.&#8221; It looks like something definitive is going on behind the scenes, which is why the Barcelona boss is being so coy with his comments and refused to refute the claims either. After having spent a lot of money on signing\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/05\/30\/robert-lewandowskis-future-bayern-munich\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">quality attacking players like Robert Lewandowski<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and Raphinha, there is no more room in Xavi&#8217;s squad for Griezmann anymore &#8211; which is seemingly why he is destined to exit Camp Nou.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">French International Looks Set for Atletico Madrid Stay<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The current terms for the French forward&#8217;s move away from Barcelona see him on loan at Atletico Madrid until the end of the season, after which there is an option to make the deal permanent. But it looks like both the La Liga clubs want to solidify a deal well before that happens and are trying to make the loan permanent now.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">All parties involved in Antoine Griezmann deal are now confident to get the agreement signed soon. Barcelona will receive \u20ac20m plus add-ons [around \u20ac2m] to sell Griezmann on permanent deal to Atletico Madrid. \ud83d\udea8\u26aa\ufe0f\ud83d\udd34 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Atleti?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Atleti<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FCB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#FCB<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Griezmann only wanted to stay at Atl\u00e9ti. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pHq1zM6fnu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/pHq1zM6fnu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1577932672407638016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 6, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Barcelona are reportedly ready to accept a fee of around \u00a317.5 million for the sale of the 31-year-old forward, something which the Madrid side are willing to pay. Griezmann is also keen on staying with Diego Simeone&#8217;s side and doesn&#8217;t want to go back to playing at Camp Nou anytime soon. Griezmann, who was once described as\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-9701147\/Euro-2020-Didier-Deschamps-hails-Antoine-Griezmann-one-greatest-players-time.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8216;one of the greatest of all time&#8217;<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0by France manager Didier Deschamps, has scored three goals and provided two assists in 11 appearances this season.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona\u00a0manager Xavi Hernandez has discreetly pointed towards the sale of\u00a0Antoine Griezmann to Atletico Madrid. This comes amid rumours that the two Spanish sides are closing in on an agreement to make the French forward&#8217;s loan deal permanent. 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