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Daily Mirror
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Tom Blow

Barcelona 'considering legal action' against Atletico Madrid over Antoine Griezmann deal

Barcelona are reportedly preparing to take legal action against La Liga rivals Atletico Madrid over Antoine Griezmann's future.

Griezmann, 31, re-joined Atletico from Barcelona on loan in August 2021. It's believed the France international will permanently re-join Atletico at the end of the current campaign due to a clause in the deal, but only if he plays a certain number of minutes.

Griezmann has only featured from the 60th minute onwards this season and it's thought Atletico boss Diego Simeone is starting him from the bench to avoid triggering the player's €40million (£35m) transfer clause. Yet Barcelona's version of events is different.

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