Observing him on the pitch today, his style increasingly highlights the qualities of an attacking midfielder, a shift that seems to have reduced Atletico's willingness to renew his lease. When the management of Atletico Madrid to Barcelona threw the olive branch will Griezmann back to his homeland, but suffered a direct rejection. Even if Atletico is not willing to pay a lot of money, Barcelona also firmly refused to let the former star back to the team. Barcelona's current salary structure has already hit the upper limit, they do not want to take on additional financial burden for the former brilliant star.
