Lionel Messi EXCLUSIVE: How Barcelona star has ruined Man Utd bid for Antoine Griezmann - 7M sport

Lionel Messi EXCLUSIVE: How Barcelona star has ruined Man Utd bid for Antoine Griezmann



Posted Sunday, June 16, 2019 by Dailystar.co.uk

MANCHESTER UNITED have been blindsided in their bid to sign Antoine Griezmann.

Lionel Messi EXCLUSIVE: How Barcelona star has ruined Man Utd bid for Antoine Griezmann
Lionel Messi personally called Antoine Griezmann to get him to join Barcelona (Pic: GETTY)

Old Trafford chiefs will have to break the bank to land the Atletico hitman as he is expected to sign a £110millon deal with Barcelona on July 1.

But their biggest problem in luring the France World Cup star is that he still dreams of playing alongside his hero Lionel Messi.

Old Trafford bosses have tabled a £95m bid, and they will have to up their bid considerably to stand any chance of getting the 28-year-old.

Griezmann, who has a £200m buyout clause in his contract until June 30, almost signed for Barcelona in 2018.

A month of negotiations even included a phone call from Messi.

The Argentina legend told Griezmann how they would complement each other’s style.

Atletico then made him the highest paid player in their history, which put an end to that deal.

But with Messi 32 years of age, the belief in Barcelona is that Griezmann will not make the same mistake twice.



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