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FC Barcelona supporters will end the year 2021 on their teeth. We learned yesterday that Xavi had started discussions with Alvaro Morata’s agent, Juanma Lopez. The 29-year-old striker does not want to continue at Juventus Turin and would see himself returning to Spain, where he has already played in both Madrid clubs.
Today, we learn that Morata has agreed with FC Barcelona on a one-and-a-half-year contract but that there is still an obstacle to his signing: Atlético Madrid. The Spanish club still holds the rights of the player, loaned to Juventus Turin for two years. The Old Lady has already paid € 15m out of the 55 total for the compulsory purchase option.
And the remaining 40 million euros could be filled by … Antoine Griezmann! La Cadena SER believes that the Colchoneros still owe this amount to Barça for the transfer of Griezmann and could use Morata to erase his slate with the Catalan club.
The payment for the sale of Griezmann (40M €) may not take place. He could compensate Morata’s transfer for the same price.
– FrenchFCB (@FrenchFCB) December 30, 2021
to summarize
Launched on the heels of Alvaro Morata in the winter transfer window, FC Barcelona could count on the intervention of Antoine Griezmann to complete an operation that promises to be complex with Juventus Turin and Atlético Madrid.