1) Antoine Griezmann: Atletico Madrid
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Poor Antoine Griezmann. The French striker has finished runners-up in the Champions League, Euro 2016 and was literally a sideshow in the 2016 ‘Best FIFA Football Awards’ after garnering just 7.5% of the votes.
The 26-year-old’s rise to the top of the pile has been rapid and the Atletico Madrid has not exactly warmed up to the fame that has come with it. Time and again he sweeps aside questions on his future plans to the point where he has become frustrated with all the attention.
A player who would rather prefer having the spotlight on him when he is on the pitch, there is no escape from the media and he has resigned himself to the fact that his future will always be their main priority.
Again, it is Manchester United who seem to be in pole position to sign him as they have the resources at their disposal to trigger the reported release clause of £85m. However, he has mentioned that the weather may put him off from moving to the Old Trafford club. But £280,000-a-week may convince him to sign the dotted line.
Even Real Madrid have been linked and crossing the divide may be on the cards as his wife is reportedly not interested in leaving Spain. It would appear scandalous, but he has switched clubs in Spain before when he moved from Real Sociedad to Atletico. Will he do it again?
