Barcelona are becoming increasingly concerned by Atletico Madrid's approach to Antoine Griezmann that could cost the Catalan club up to £50million.
The French international has come on as a substitute in all three of Atleti’s league matches so far in the 62nd minute onwards, while the club’s compulsory option to buy the forward from the Catalan giants kicks in at the end of this campaign based on the percentage of matches in which he plays 30 minutes or more, not including injury time.
Diego Simeone is a huge advocate of Griezmann and was the decisive factor in the club’s controversial decision to re-sign the forward a year ago from Barcelona on a two-year long loan arrangement, which would become compulsory at the end of that spell for €40million (£34m).
