MX23RW : Thursday, November 21 14:53:40| >> :120:7195:7195:

Josep Maria Bartomeu: 'Barcelona have never spoken to Antoine Griezmann'

Bartomeu: 'Barca have never spoken to Griezmann'
© Reuters
Barcelona "have never spoken to" Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann, according to the Catalan giants' president Josep Maria Bartomeu.

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has cooled talk of Antoine Griezmann joining the club by insisting that talks have yet to be held with the Atletico Madrid striker.

The France international announced last month that he intends to leave the Wanda Metropolitano this summer after five years at the club.

Speaking last week, Atletico chief Miguel Angel Gil Marin revealed that Griezmann will join Barcelona in the coming weeks, 12 months after rejecting a move at the last minute.

A transfer does not appear to be close to completion, however, as Barcelona have yet to reach out to the 28-year-old.

"We've always said it, we've never spoken to him, there's nothing," Bartomeu told RAC1. "We're already seeing how the market is growing these days and weeks.

"We're going through a slow and secure process. We have all of June, July and August. We're in talks [with other players] and carrying out a strategy.

"We're also looking at Barcelona B - some players have the possibility to move up into the senior team this year. There will be departures and some arrivals."

Real Madrid and Manchester United have been tipped to make an approach for Griezmann.

ID:362214: cacheID:362214:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2740:
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Antoine Griezmann celebrates scoring for France on June 2, 2019
Read Next:
Griezmann lured to Barcelona by Messi?
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool119112161528
2Manchester CityMan City117222213923
3Chelsea115422113819
4Arsenal115421812619
5Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest115421510519
6Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton115421915419
7Fulham115331613318
8Newcastle UnitedNewcastle115331311218
9Aston Villa115331717018
10Tottenham HotspurSpurs1151523131016
11Brentford115152222016
12Bournemouth114341515015
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd114341212015
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham113351319-612
15Leicester CityLeicester112451421-710
16Everton112451017-710
17Ipswich TownIpswich111551222-108
18Crystal Palace11146815-77
19Wolverhampton WanderersWolves111371627-116
20Southampton11119721-144


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!