Atletico confirms Griezmann move

Antoine Griezmann has agreed to join Atletico Madrid for £24 million which was his buy-out clause.

The player will be unveiled after he completes his medical at Madrid.

Atletico boss Diego Simeone is excited at the prospect of the Frenchman joining the club. 

"He’s a brilliant player. He is very quick and can give us a lot of options in attack," said Simeone

Premier League clubs Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea had been linked with the Frenchman, who was part of his national squad at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.



Griezmann has been capped nine times for Les Bleus and has netted on three occasions and the winger has made 201 appearances during five years at Sociedad, scoring an impressive 52 times.



Real Sociedad have already lost goalkeeper Claudio Bravo to Barcelona for £10 million this summer and their ex-striker Griezmann is now added to the list.



After the transfer of their star striker Diego Costa to Chelsea, Atletico have already bought Croatian striker Mario Mandzukic from Bayern Munich and now young winger Antoine Griezmann.