Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann has announced he
will be leaving at the end of this season after five years.
The World Cup winner signed a five-year contract last June
but Saturday’s La Liga match against Levante will be his last for the club.
Barcelona will pay the buyout clause in Griezmann’s contract
of 120m euros.
“It’s been an incredible five years. Thank you for
everything,” he said.
“I wanted to tell the fans who have always given me a lot of
love that I have taken the decision to leave, to see other things, to have
other challenges,” the 28-year-old added, in a video posted on Twitter.
“The truth is it has been difficult to take this route but
it is what I feel I need and I would like to thank all of you for the love you
have shown me during these five years.”
The Frenchman has scored 133 goals in 256 appearances for
Atletico since joining from fellow Spanish outfit Real Sociedad in 2014.
He has won the Europa League, the Spanish Super Cup and the
Uefa Supercup during his time at Atletico and has been the team’s top scorer in
each of the last five seasons.
Griezmann will be the third high-profile player to leave
Atletico this summer after defender Lucas Hernandez agreed to join Bayern
Munich and long-serving captain Diego Godin announced he would leave, with his
contract set to expire.
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