Last hot summer, FC Barcelona took a rent-and-buy approach to bring Griezmann back to Atletico Madrid. However, this summer Atletico Madrid seem to have new plans for Griezmann's disposal. According to Radio Cope, Atletico are hoping to move Griezmann to Barcelona again at zero cost, but the offer has been firmly rejected by Barcelona.
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Barcelona rejected it for obvious reasons, partly because he didn't match the team's tactical system, and partly because of his high salary. In Barcelona, Griezmann's annual salary after tax is as high as 16 million euros. At present, Barcelona has not even succeeded in registering Conde, not to mention receiving Griezmann. Even if Griezmann returned to Camp Nou, Barcelona can not complete the registration for him, he is afraid that he can only empty sitting on the bleachers to spend a whole season.
And after returning to Atletico, Griezmann's salary has been reduced to €12 million. WSJ reported that Atletico asked Griezmann to take another pay cut to 8.4 million euros, or a 30% pay cut, as a condition for him to remain with the team. However, Griezmann has expressed his unwillingness to compromise on this as Atletico have already completed the registration for him and he wants Atletico to fulfill their previous contractual commitments.
