Antoine Griezmann travels to USA to finalise Atletico Madrid exit

Antoine Griezmann has determined to go away Atletico Madrid on the finish of the season, and he’ll proceed his profession within the MLS. The 35-year-old, who’s Los Colchoneros’ file goalscorer, will make the most of the worldwide break to outline his future, as he readied himself to go away the Riyadh Air Metropolitano.

Earlier this yr, Griezmann was the topic of intense curiosity from Orlando Metropolis, who needed to signal him for the beginning of the 2026 MLS season. Nonetheless, the previous France worldwide took the choice to see out the rest of the European marketing campaign with Atleti, who’ve aspirations to win the Champions League and Copa del Rey.

However, Griezmann has now determined that he’ll fulfil his dream of taking part in within the MLS, as Marca have reported that he has given the inexperienced gentle to affix Orlando Metropolis this summer time. He’ll journey to the US within the coming days to finalise his contract with the Florida-based membership, with Atleti having given him permission to take action.

Griezmann will go away Atleti on free switch

Fabrizio Romano has revealed that Atleti is not going to make his tough for Griezmann to go away, as they’ve already determined that he can go away with no switch price being wanted – even supposing he’s contracted on the Riyadh Air Metropolitano till the summer time of 2027. They see it as a debt of gratitude for top-of-the-line gamers of their historical past, provided that he has requested to finish his time on the membership at this second.

Griezmann’s affect at Atleti has progressively waned within the final couple of years, so it’s most likely the correct time for him to maneuver on. However, he might be an enormous miss for Diego Simeone, who will now process the membership’s sporting director Mateu Alemany to seek out a suitable alternative.