Atletico Madrid will put Antoine Griezmann up for sale so that they can fund a move for Cristiano Ronaldo, according to The Times.
The Spanish side are eager to sign the Portuguese attacker from Manchester United but they must make space on their wage budget before they can afford him.
Atletico Madrid have placed Antoine Griezmann on the transfer market as part of an attempt to bring Cristiano Ronaldo back to La Liga. The Spanish club need to create space on their wage bill to accommodate Ronaldo’s salary and last week offered Griezmann, the France forward, to potential employers, including Paris Saint-Germain.
Signed by Barcelona in a €120 million (now about £102 million) release-clause transfer in 2019, Griezmann moved back to Atletico last summer. The 31-year-old is midway through a two-season loan deal that includes a “compulsory permanent transfer clause” of €40 million. PSG, who have been trying to offload overpaid, underperforming players of their own, including Neymar, are not interested in taking Griezmann.
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