By Pete Jenson and Ollie Lewis For MailonlinePublished: 11:32 EDT, 31 August 2021 | Updated: 15:43 EDT, 31 August 2021Antoine Griezmann has sealed a dramatic move back to Atletico Madrid' on loan from Barcelona with the obligation to buy. A deal between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid for Antoine Griezmann is closeThe Frenchman is open to a return to Atletico after a tumultuous time with the Nou Camp sideDe Jong will give Koeman another option up front with the cash-strapped club having lost Lionel Messi and now Griezmann, two of their marquee names. Griezmann had been linked with a swap deal involving Saul Niguez, who is set to join Chelsea, but hope of that was soon extinguished earlier in the transfer window. Despite the departure of superstar Lionel Messi this summer, Griezmann has still been linked with a Nou Camp exit. Earlier on deadline day, Mundo Deportivo reports that Griezmann could be returning to Atletico Madrid in a swap deal involving a different star, Portugal international Felix.

Source: The Nation August 31, 2021 20:03 UTC