Antoine Griezmann rejoins Atletico Madrid from BarcelonaGriezmann first signed for Diego Simeone's men from Real Sociedad shortly after their surprise 2014 league title triumph. MADRID: France forward Antoine Griezmann has made a shock deadline-day return to Atletico Madrid, just two years after leaving to join Barcelona, the clubs announced on Wednesday. Griezmann joins Luis Suarez, who left Barca for Atletico 12 months ago, at the reigning La Liga champions. But Kylian Mbappe's widely expected dream move to Real Madrid from PSG failed to materialise on Tuesday. They had to settle for second in La Liga, five points behind champions Real Madrid, in Griezmann's first season before stumbling to a third-placed finish last term.

Source: Bangkok Post September 01, 2021 00:00 UTC