An interesting news came from Spain. Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann has reportedly been angry with Barcelona players recently.
As is well known, Griezmann has decided not to continue his career at Atletico Madrid. The striker has decided to leave Estadio Wanda Metropolitano even though his contract is still four years old there.
Griezmann himself is believed to be continuing his career in Spain next season. He is said to be joining the defending La Liga champions, Barcelona who reportedly are very interested in using his services since last year.
But according to Sport reports, Griezmann does not appear to have moved to Catalunya. Because he was reportedly angry with the Barcelona players recently.
Why is Griezmann angry with Barcelona players?
According to the report, Griezmann was furious after learning that the majority of Barcelona players wanted to boycott Griezmann’s transfer.
A number of senior figures in the Barcelona squad, such as Gerard Pqiue and Lionel Messi were reported to have disliked Griezmann’s attitude. The reason was last year, the French national team player sent Barcelona, where he chose to stay at Atletico Madrid last season.
Messi and Pique were said to have succeeded in convincing his team-mates to boycott the transfer and Griezmann was called furious when he heard there was an attempt at the boycott.
The impact of the transfer boycott made Griezmann furious. He has asked his agent to find another club in the summer.
Griezmann was said to be very hurt by the boycott attempt. As a result he has made up his mind not to continue negotiating his move to Camp Nou.
The report claims that Griezmann’s agent is currently contacting a number of British teams, where Manchester United are believed to be the ideal destination for the striker next season.