It is funny at Barca’s expense though, we got the best deal ever. You gave us Luis Suarez, a league table + Griezmann back in return for a 2 year loan of Griez lmao
It hardly could have worked out better for Atleti, we ripped you off so badly
Class response from the team after a difficult start, and shoutout to Oblak for his amazing save at 0-1. We dominated the second half and created chance after chance, Morata with some poor misses but he is perfectly entitled to an off day after his brilliant start to the season
Great subs from Cholo. Llorente, Barrios and Lino all made a big impact. It feels good to have this kind of depth
Otherwise credit to Villarreal, they looked MUCH better than at any point under Pacheta. Gerard is a joy to watch and this squad should suit Marcelino well. They have so many technical players that are difficult to press which is very frustrating when chasing the game
You know what I mean, who cares
In return for Griezmann we got: Suarez, a league title and Griezmann back 2 years later. So Barca gave us La Liga plus 120M for a 2 year Griezmann loan, whilst breaking his confidence to the point that he begged to come back on a much lower salary
One of the best transfer deals ever, and the truth is that we would never have been able to keep Griezmann long term on the wages he was previously on. He was earning 700k/week before joining Barca, more than Ronaldo earned at any point with Madrid