Antoine Griezmann &quot;/ = [Antoine Griezmann] /&gt;    <figcaption></noscript> Antoine Griezmann has been the top scorer of Atlético Madrid for the past three seasons. </figcaption></figure> <p>  Barca went on the offensive, Luis Suarez spoke of a deal as if It&#39;s already over, Josep Maria Bartomeu confirmed the deployment of Griezmann&#39;s agent and Lionel Messi said he would welcome Griezmann to the club </p> <p>  Atletico finally ranted: An angry statement released by the club said &quot;enough is enough&quot; and convicted Barca&#39;s &quot;inappropriate behavior&quot; in her attempts to sign Griezmann. </p> <p>  The French striker then said at a press conference on Tuesday that a decision had been made but it was &quot;not the time&quot; to reveal what it was. </p> <p>  A video leaked on social media on Thursday teased that an announcement before Griezmann made the decision. [19659006] Early in the week Atletico made a deal to win over Griezmann&#39;s teammate from France, Thomas Lemar, from Monaco for a transfer fee of 60 million euros, to persuade Griezmann to stay in the club. Quellen said Griezmann was actively working to bring Lemar to Atletico. </p> <p>  In another signal of their intention to fight for the title in the league next season, Atletico defender Jose Maria Gimenez, recently affiliated with Real Madrid and Manchester United, signed a contract to him to the club during 2022-23 </p> <p>  Throughout the process, even after Griezmann&#39;s press conference, Barca remained optimistic that months of work would end with the signing. </p> <p>  The La Liga champions will now have After Griezmann&#39;s decision to ban them for Atletico, they are adapting their summer transfer strategy. </p> <p>  Samuel Marsden plays for ESPN FC Barcelona. Follow him on Twitter @SamuelMarsden. </p> </div> <p><script async src=
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