Barcelona superstar, Lionel Messi, is reportedly playing a crucial role in convincing Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann to sign for the club.
According to Spanish outlet, AS, Messi has been in contact with the France international over a move to the Nou Camp.
Griezmann has a £88million release clause in his contract and Atleti have offered him a mega new five-year contract worth €20million-a-season, in a bid to force him to stay at the Wanda Metropolitano.
The deal is believed to be higher than what Barca is offering the player.
But Messi, and Luis Suarez’s, calls for Griezmann to move to Catalonia appear to have swung the balance.
Messi has reportedly told Griezmann “they are waiting for him with open arms in the Barca dressing room”.
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