Barcelona are set to complete a deal to sign Antoine Griezmann imminently, according to reports in Spain.
But there are still two key doubts surrounding the transfer as Griezmann's lawyer, Sevan Karian, prepares to meet with the Catalan club this weekend to get the deal over the line.
According to Marca , the two parties already agreed a deal last summer when the Frenchman was close to securing a switch before deciding to stay at Atletico Madrid.
It is expected they will now look to sign the same deal - provided Barcelona stick to their promise with the terms offered and Griezmann confirms he is willing to take a pay cut.
Griezmann penned a big-money contract extension with Atletico Madrid last summer, signing an agreement worth €23m per season in wages.
As a result, he can expect a pay cut of around €5m per year if he decides to sign the deal put in front of him by Barcelona last year.
But with the attacker already communicating to Atletico Madrid his desire to leave this week, it appears that is unlikely to be a sticking point.
However, it is not too late for Barcelona to pull the plug on the deal, which has been questioned by some critics.
Reports have recently suggested they may not have the budget to sign Griezmann and top defensive target Matthijs De Ligt having already agreed a move for Frenkie De Jong.
Barcelona could, therefore, decide to back out but that is not expected to happen as they prepare to trigger Griezmann's release clause when it drops to €120m on July 1.
promis
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I don't see Griezman being a good fit, but who knows. Hard to be worse than Coutinho this season. All he’s gotta do is be better than Suarez, not that hard, he’s just gotta finish the chances everyone else creates.
fredostar
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this is the changes we need in Barcelona not Griezmann. promote mussa wague to back up semedo , Roberto should go back to the midfield , Juan Miranda back up Alba , don't sell Umtiti and lenglet they are both left footed so u ve to partner De Ligt and lenglet and pique and umtiti , it's advisable to loan Todibo to Ajax for him to get more experience if pique retires then u bring him back , in the midfield , Rakitic should be sold , let Arthur and De Jong sturdy Busquets , Alena will be a backup And Vidal will be used in tough away matches , in the striking position sign a new striker like piatek, Nicola pepe, etc. because Suarez's is obese and his foot in so blunt . Besides all , sign Quique setien , this coach is a good tactician look at how he's transformed Real Betis, he also knows the Barcelona's system well because he's played Barcelona before.if the board do this changes we can conquer Europe again.
balcony
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I prefer Hazard over Griezman any day. De Light and Jovic are two very diferent positions, maybe you could say that Madrid will benefit more from Jovit than Barcelona will benefit from De Light right now (because i can't understand how a team like Real Madrid has been with Benzema as the only foward in the squad for so many years).