Antoine Griezmann claims his Barcelona spell ‘wasn’t a disaster’ but admits some parts of his Camp Nou life were ‘difficult’ and feels Diego Simeone and Atletico Madrid trust him more than the Catalans
- Striker Antoine Griezmann has opened up on his ‘difficult’ spell at Barcelona
- The Frenchman cost the Catalans £100m but he failed to impress in Catalonia
- Griezmann claims his time ‘wasn’t a disaster’ before returning to Atletico Madrid
- The 30-year-old believes Diego Simeone and Atleti trust him a lot more now
Antoine Griezmann claims his time at Barcelona ‘wasn’t a disaster’ but opened up on how ‘difficult’ his time at the Camp Nou was before his return to Atletico Madrid.
The French forward moved to the Catalans in a £100million move in 2019 but failed to reach the heights he made at Atleti. Griezmann hit 15 goals in each of his five seasons under Diego Simeone but failed to do it once in his two years at Barcelona.
Griezmann played over 100 times for Barcelona in those two seasons but admitted he wanted to play even more before he sealed a loan move back to Atleti at the start of this season.
Antoine Griezmann admits his time at Barcelona ‘wasn’t a disaster’ but was ‘difficult’ for him
The Frenchman had two years at Barcelona before rejoining Atleti (above) on loan this season
‘I was very happy to go [to Barcelona],’ the 30-year-old told Telefoot. ‘I had incredible team-mates.
‘I learned a lot from the coaches, although sometimes I didn’t play and it was difficult.
‘It wasn’t a disaster either, because I’ve always scored almost 20 goals every season. For me, it is a great pride to have played at Barcelona.’
Griezmann has endured a mixed start to life back at…
Source : dailymail
