Antoine Griezmann: Barcelona confirm signing of Atletico Madrid striker in €120m deal
Antoine Griezmann has signed for Barcelona for €120million, the club confirmed on Friday.
The France World Cup winner has signed a five-year deal with the Catalan club, with a buyout clause of €800m, which will see him remain at the Nou Camp until 2024.
The La Liga champions confirmed they paid his full buyout clause to release the forward from his deal at Atletico Madrid.
It brings to an end a deal which has been in the making for several months.
Griezmann had been heavily linked with a move to Barca last summer but ended up signing a new contact with Atletico until 2023.
However, the 2018 World Cup winner spent only one more season with the Rojiblancos before announcing in May that he would be leaving the club this summer.
The former Real Sociedad forward departs Atletico after five prolific seasons in the capital, which saw him score 133 goals as well as helping the club win the Europa League, UEFA Super Cup and Spanish Supercopa.
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