Refuse To Leave Barca, Griezmann Wants The No. 7 For Next Season

Antoine Griezmann (Twitter @AntoGriezmann)

JAKARTA - Antoine Griezmann said that his future is in Barcelona. This is emphasized by his desire to wear the jersey number seven next season. Currently, the striker is using No. 17.

The French star has had a difficult first season at Camp Nou since joining for 120 million euros from Atletico Madrid last year. He only scored eight goals in 26 La Liga appearances.

Eric Olhats, the scout who helped find Griezmann when he was young, claimed to Mundo Deportivo last week that Griezman did not enjoy his time at Barca and was not helped by the way the team played.

Now Barca are trying to sign Lautaro Martinez from Inter and want to repatriate Neymar from Paris Saint-Germain. Griezmann's fate is in question, he is rumored to be sold to increase Barca's funds.

However, Griezmann appears to be focused on playing for Barca for at least one more season after Spanish football returns from delays during the COVID-19 or coronavirus pandemic.

Indeed, the 29-year-old appears to have a desire to claim the jersey number currently held by Philippe Coutinho. The Brazilian has been on loan at Bayern Munich and is expected to be sold by Barca this year.

Speaking to fans during an eSports contest, Griezmann admitted "I want to get back the number seven" he wore when he played for Atletico.

At the moment, Griezmann is just waiting to learn when he can return to Barca training with his team-mates. Yes, currently Spain is still under tight lockdown as confirmed coronavirus cases have passed 80,000.

"The quarantine will make us fine, but you can't do anything," he said.

"I really miss football. I don't know when the competition will return; I don't know when I'll be back in training."