Barcelona neither wanted, nor could afford, a repeat of 'The Antoine Griezmann case'.
For anyone who missed it last year, the Atletico Madrid striker had heavily hyped up a television show on which he would make an announcement regarding his future.
What followed was humiliation for the current La Liga champions, who were convinced a deal was done, only for it to be revealed that he would be staying in Madrid .
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The club felt cheated by the Frenchman, just as they had felt cheated a year prior following Neymar's transfer to Paris Saint-Germain - a move that happened just months after the Brazilian signed a renewal at Camp Nou.