In the four rounds of La Liga, Atletico only got 7 points, temporarily ranking 7th in the La Liga table, scoring only 5 goals and conceding 3 goals. Atletico's attack is still crotch-pulling, but the defense they once boasted of is long gone. Since the start of the horse racing season and two goals in the Champions League, a total of 7 goals have been scored, of which 3 were scored by French star Griezmann.
Griezmann has been a substitute this season, and has not played more than 45 minutes in each game, scoring a killer goal in the Champions League group stage against Porto, in which Griezmann was named the best player of the game. Griezmann, who returned to Atletico on loan last summer, did not fare well last season, but at the start of the season, Griezmann scored three goals in a limited playing time, the same as Morata, making him the most scoring player in the team.
Griezmann wanted to win the trust of Atletico's management in good shape, but Griezmann, who had made a great contribution to Atletico, was still disliked by Atletico, and Atletico did not want to spend 40 million euros to buy him out. The reason why he has been reduced to a substitute this season is related to his original contract from Barca to atletico on loan. At present, Barca and Atletico Madrid are still holding their own opinions because of contract issues, and Barca is ready to sue Atletico in court.
Barca believe that Griezmann is already part of Atletico and demand that Atletico immediately pay a buyout fee of 40 million euros. Barca pointed out that when Griezmann returned to Atletico on loan, he signed a 1+1 contract, as long as Griezmann played more than 45 minutes in the first season more than 50% of all Atletico matches, the mandatory buyout clause came into effect, and last season Griezmann played for Atletico for more than 45 minutes of the game reached 80% of all Atletico matches.
Atletico have a different view than Barca, arguing that the mandatory buyout clause will only take effect if Griezmann's appearances of more than 45 minutes this season reach 50% of all the club's matches. Griezmann's original contract was to return to Atletico from Barca for one season and can be renewed for one year, Atletico understand that the two loan seasons combined, Griezmann's more than 45 minutes of games will be bought out, and Barca understand that the first season is more than enough to force a buyout.
The World Sports newspaper reported that Barca believe that Griezmann has met the mandatory buyout clause and now he belongs to Atletico's players, so Atletico put Griezmann on the bench and compress Griezmann's playing time is doing useless work. Barca are ready for the legal department to sue Atletico in court, with Atletico paying a €40 million buyout fee. At present, the two sides have differences in their understanding of the contract, and Atletico said that if Barca does not renegotiate the contract with them, then they will continue to let Griezmann replace.
The two clubs of Barca and Atletico were fighting, but it was Griezmann who suffered. Griezmann wants enough playing time and good physical condition so that he can represent the national team in the World Cup as a main player, but now that his transfer contract is in trouble, Atletico has kept him on the bench, he can't get enough playing time, think Griezmann is really pitiful, Atletico can't stay, Barca can't go back, Griezmann's transfer from Atletico to Barca was one of the biggest mistakes of his career.