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‘Griezmann was God with Atletico Madrid but it’s Messi first at Barcelona’ - Futre questions 2019 transfer

Antoine Griezmann should have known that life at Barcelona is “Messi, Messi, Messi”, says Paulo Futre, with an Atletico Madrid icon questioning why a Frenchman who was “God” in the Spanish capital headed to Camp Nou.

A long-running La Liga transfer saga was brought to a close in the summer of 2019 when a World Cup winner traded life in the capital for that in Catalunya.

He was considered to be quite a coup for Barca, given his exploits at Atletico and for France.

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Griezmann has, however, struggled to deliver on expectations since completing a big-money move and continues to face questions of his form and future.