The newcomer to Barcelona, French star Antoine Grazman, that the Argentine star, Lionel Messi, did not talk to him and did not congratulate him after joining the ranks of the giant Catalan, after a long-awaited deal and talked about many of the past seasons,
"In fact, the relationship started badly because they passed the ball between my feet twice in my first match," Grazman told a news conference before Tuesday's friendly against Chelsea. Of course, I learned the lesson, "according to the Spanish newspaper AS.
"As for the calls and talking with me, Messi has not contacted me yet, but Suarez did so and called me and congratulated me and welcomed me," he said, referring to Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. "At Atletico Madrid they attack faster, but in Barcelona they have more patience with the ball, Barcelona's way I love and I think I can contribute a lot."
Grizman moved from the capital to Camp Nou after Barcelona paid the 120 million euros (135 million dollars) penalty to break the 2018 World Cup with his country, but his former team objected to the deal. A higher amount for player services, as he entered into negotiations with him before the penalty item fell from 200 million in July.