On January 7, Beijing time, Atletico officially announced that when the team defeated the Mahada ononda Lightning in the third round of the Copa del Rey by a score of 5-0, Griezmann, who scored a goal on the bench, left the field due to injury, and his right thigh was injured. In addition, Atletico also revealed that the team's medical department suspects that Griezmann may have a recurrence of an old injury.
It is worth noting that in last month's Madrid derby, Griezmann was forced to leave the field due to injury, and now he has just returned from injury, and as a result, Atletico's 30-year-old shadow striker has been injured again, which makes Griezmann very helpless, and he also left the field with tears in his eyes.
In the past, when Griezmann played for Real Sociedad, Atletico and Barca, he was basically uninjured, not even injured twice in a season, and his injury absence days never exceeded 23 days. At that time, Griezmann could play more than 50 games in a season, which was particularly strong.
But now, Griezmann has been injured continuously for a short period of time. Obviously, because of his age and other factors, 30-year-old Griezmann can not withstand high-intensity and intensive competition, and the iron man Liezmann has now become a glass man. When this situation occurred, it must have also hit Barca in the air.
Because Griezmann joined Atletico on loan, if Griezmann does not perform well at Atletico, or is often injured, then Atletico will not renew Griezmann's lease or buy him out. At that time, Barca will have to take over Griezmann and return him to the Camp Nou, which Barca do not want to happen again.
After all, it is understood that Griezmann's annual salary at Barca is about 35 million euros, and his contract at Barca expires in 2024. For Barca, Griezmann's salary is a big burden for the team, and Barca barbas will not allow Griezmann to leave the team quickly. When Griezmann is really gone, Barca can free up more salary space, and will also get a good transfer fee (Griezmann's buyout fee is 40 million euros), which is more conducive to attracting reinforcements to pursue young superstars like Haaland.
But now, Griezmann's performance at Atletico can only be described as decent (8 goals and 2 assists in 19 games), and his physique is far worse than before. According to the current trend, Atletico will not renew or buy out Griezmann. Therefore, because Griezmann is difficult to leave, Barca may not be able to get Haaland.