Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde has confirmed the club has "already made contacts" with Atletico Madrid over the potential signing of Antoine Griezmann.
The forward confirmed last week that the 2018-19 season would be his last one at Atletico. That's despite the fact that Griezmann signed a new contract with the club last summer, having spurned an approach from the Blaugrana.
Once again, Barcelona have been strongly linked with a move for the France international, and after his side's 2-2 draw with Eibar on Sunday, Valverde confirmed the wheels have been put in motion regarding a transfer, per James Westwood of Goal:
"It is true we have already made contacts.