Dembele Will Be exchanged with Griezmann
BARCELONA - Barcelona seriously want to bring Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann into the 2018 summer transfer window. To bring in the French passport striker, Blaugrana-Barcelona nickname-must redeem the Griezmann release clause of 100 million euros, or approximately Rp1.67 trillion.
However, an error if Barcelona insisted on spending that much money to get Griezmann. That's because Barcelona is under the watch UEFA related rules Financial Fair Play (FFP). Because in two transfer market in this season, Barcelona has spent a lot of money to bring Ousmane Dembele and Philippe Coutinho.
Therefore, in order to bring Griezmann, Barcelona wants to take a different way. As reported Diario Gol, Thursday (22/2/2018), Barcelona did not want to spend money transfer. They want to swap the winger's Dembele with Grizou - Griezmann's familiar greeting.
Dembele brought Barcelona from Borussia Dortmund in the summer transfer market 2017 worth 105 million euros, or approximately Rp1, 76 trillion. With such a high price, the 20-year-old footballer is expected to present maximum performance. However, just three times grazing with Barcelona, Dembele suffered a hamstring injury.
It made him absent from September to early January 2018. After recovering from injury, Dembele also never show the best performance. Of the nine appearances in all competitions, the new Dembele scored three assists.
Despite failing to show a stunning performance with Barcelona, Atletico coach Diego Simeone is suspected as an admirer of the former Stade Rennes player. Therefore, Barcelona wants to make Dembele as tumbal from Griezmann exchange.
No wonder Barcelona insisted to bring Griezmann. Barcelona must bring in a new striker in the summer transfer market 2018. For Barcelona's main bomber this season, Luis Suarez, potentially leave to Chelsea later this season.
El Pistolero-nicknamed Suarez-was targeted by his former coach at Barcelona, Luis Enrique, to land at Stamford Bridge. Just to be known, Lucho-Enrique's familiar greeting-reportedly will handle Chelsea per season 2018-2019. Enrique will replace Conte who is often involved in a row with Chelsea's management.