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4) Antoine Griezmann – €150.4m

Antoine Griezmann – Will he stay at Atletico Madrid in the long term?

Club: Atletico Madrid

Age: 25

Contract ends: 2021

No player will like finishing runners-up more than Antoine Griezmann last season. The French striker lost the Champions League final and the Euro 2016 final followed by losing out on the UEFA Best Player in Europe to Ronaldo.

The Atletico Madrid star has been constantly deflecting a barrage of questions on his future with the Rojiblancos and a move seems almost inevitable considering the vast resources at the disposal of a number of top clubs. Just like his move from Real Sociedad to Atletico Madrid, a move to a bigger club may just be around the corner.

Griezmann averaged 28 goals per season in the last two campaigns and is Diego Simeone’s go-to man even when he doesn’t start games. Fernando Torres is not getting any younger while the older Kevin Gameiro is still adapting. Losing Griezmann will see Atletico fall further behind the top two unless they get a like-for-like replacement.