Antoine Griezmann was one of the best players in La Liga, and indeed, world football, when he arrived to FC Barcelona from Atlético Madrid for €120 million.
Now, he’s being sold for €20 million back to Atléti, a team that already had him on loan since last season.
What happened?
France’s sixth-most capped player, Silver AtlétiBoot winner in a winning FIFA World Cup tournament, who was also man of the match in the final. Atlético’s fourth-highest goalscorer, and third for the Ballon d’Or in 2018.
When you’re spending that much money for a player with that kind of reputation, it should be a slam-dunk, to borrow a phrase from Griezmann’s second favorite sport.