Barcelona player Antoine Griezmann revealed how the Argentine star, Lionel Messi, angered Grizzo's refusal to join Barça, especially since Leo had publicly asked the French to move to the Catalan team.
Since his move in the summer of 2019 from Atletico Madrid to Barcelona for 120 million euros, rumors of a dispute between Messi and Griezmann are increasing on a daily basis, which made it difficult for Griezmann's career with Barca and holding it on the stadium.
The French, who won the World Cup in Russia 2018, admitted that the first thing he did when he arrived at the camp was to meet Messi and explain his position regarding his previous refusal to join Barca.
He continued, "I spoke with Liu and told him why I had rejected Barcelona's offer in the past. He was upset because he openly asked me to move to the Blaugrana, but he assured me that the incident had passed, and that he would always be beside me, and this is what I touch daily."
He explained in a TV interview that "the decision to move from one team to another is not an easy one, but rather a complicated process, because you have to consult with your wife, children and family before making a decision .. After the documentary in which I revealed my rejection of Barca, my family got angry with me, because she wanted to see me in a Barca shirt."
Regarding his criticism of his decline with Barcelona, Griezmann says, "I accept this criticism because people do not see my best levels, but in all matters that happen in the team, I am at the forefront of those who are criticized."
And he continued, "In a year and a half, 3 coaches changed in Barcelona, and this is not easy .. I need time to get acclimatized with my colleagues and for them to adapt to me, and at the forefront of all this are the changes in the squad and positions, in addition to all the Barcelona presidential candidates talking about me, and this is not good for me. "It puts more pressure on me, especially if you're a good or bad deal."
The best period in Griezmann's career was with Atletico Madrid, as he won the European League title in 2018 and the European Super Cup in the same year, and lost the Champions League final in 2016, and most importantly, he was among the top 5 players in the world.
And about his former technical advisor, Eric Olhatz, and the stun attack he launched on Messi, he considered "an emperor and a king, and he did not like much Antoine joining, his position was unfortunate and he showed that, it is a system of intimidation, you are either with him or you are against him."
Griezmann said, "My relationship with him stopped since I got married. I invited him to the wedding and he did not attend, and since then I have no relationship with him."
As for the statements of Griezmann's uncle - in which he attacked Messi - the French international said, "My uncle does not know how things are going in football, and in the end the journalist was able to extract statements from him. I told Messi that I had never spoken with my uncle on this subject. In fact, I do not have." His phone number. "