pretty nice fight between Atletico and Barcelona about Griezmann. Apparently Barcelona asked Atletico to pay his clause in installments instead of up front, which angered Atletico so much that they put out a statement that threw both Barcelona and Griezmann under the bus (basically accusing them of massive disrespect and holding talks in February/March, around the time when Atletico was playing against Juve in the CL). Atletico demanded Griezmann to return to training, who in turn went on strike. We'll see if and when Barcelona and Griezmann pay the clause to put an end to this mess.
and now Neymar didn't show up for preseason and PSG are fuming. Of course there's been a lot of speculation around a return to Barcelona lately ... it certainly seems to me that Barcelona are more than happy to tell their targets to go on strike to force their moves. Coutinho, Dembele, Griezmann, Neymar ... there's a pattern here.
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