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Antoine Griezmann ‘cried with happiness’ after sealing Barcelona move

Antoine Griezmann says he “cried with happiness” after finally sealing a switch from Atletico Madrid to Barcelona this summer.

The World Cup winner turned the Blaugrana down last summer but arrived after a long and protracted transfer saga earlier in July.

He has been talking about the moment when he finally discovered he was a Barcelona player and also how his first few days at the club have been.

“Well, I called my father and I started to cry with happiness because I was there, everything was done.