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Barcelona director suggests Neymar isn't needed after landing Griezmann

Barcelona director Eric Abidal has suggested that Neymar is not needed at Camp Nou, with Antoine Griezmann taking their collection of attackers to their desired mark of six.

A €120 million (£108m/$135m) deal has been wrapped up for the World Cup-winning France international.

Griezmann joins the likes of Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez in a fearsome unit of frontmen.

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Barca also boast Ousmane Dembele, Philippe Coutinho and Malcom in a star-studded squad.

It could be that sales are sanctioned, with big-money exits being mooted.