Atletico Madrid Tebus Antoine Griezmann From Barcelona Rp297 Billion

Atletico Madrid player Antoine Griezmann. (Photo: Twitter/@Atleti)

JAKARTA - Atletico Madrid officially penetrated Antoine Griezmann from Barcelona. The French international is now tied to a contract until 2026.

Griezmann became the sixth most expensive player in history when he joined Barcelona for £ 108 million in 2019.

While defending the Blaugrana, the 31-year-old scored 35 goals in 102 matches. He then returned to Atletico on loan at the start of last season with a duration of two years.

The 2022/2023 season is Griezmann's second season as a loan player at Atletico. However, now he has officially joined Los Rojiblancos on a permanent basis with a transfer value of 20 million euros or IDR 297 billion.

According to Spanish football journalist Guillem Balague, there is a clause in Griezmann's loan contract that requires Atletico to buy the forward for 40 million euros if he plays more than 45 minutes in more than 50 percent of their games.

However, Atletico coach Diego Simeone has tried to circumvent the clause by playing Griezmann more as a player after the 60th minute in eight of his 11 appearances this season.

Griezmann has so far managed to score three goals and two assists from that number of appearances. However, he was only given the opportunity to play as a starter three times.

The former Real Sociedad player was able to make his first appearance after being made a player of Atletico Madrid in the match against Club Brugge in the Champions League on Wednesday night.

The 2018 World Cup winner is the fourth-largest goalscorer in club history. He scored 144 goals in 304 appearances over two terms after joining Real Sociedad in 2014.

He won the Europa League, Spanish Super Cup and UEFA Super Cup while at the Wanda Metropolitano.