Opinion: 3 reasons why Antoine Griezmann will be a poor fit at Barcelona

Atletico de Madrid striker Griezmann will be joining FC Barcelona.

#1-He is not an out-and-out goalscorer

Griezmann, after 5 years, is leaving Club Atletico de Madrid

If Ernesto Valverde is thinking of Griezmann as an alternative to Luis Suarez, he has made a poor decision. While the Frenchman is adept at sneaking in between the lines and scoring an odd goal, he is not a player that can give a team 25+ goals a season. He has contributed 19 goals and 10 assists this season for Atleti, 3 of which have been penalties. Another 3 of his goals have come from freekicks, which he is unlikely to get to take at Barcelona. After all, he would have to contend with perhaps the greatest dead ball specialist in world football today in Lionel Messi (who has scored an incredible 8 goals from direct freekicks this season)

Valverde and Barcelona would be wise to chase a proven No.9 like Eintracht Frankfurt's Serbian striker Luka Jovic or Arsenal's French hitman Alexandre Lacazette as a long-term replacement to Luis Suarez. A substitute striking option was also missing this season for the Blaugrana, with Suarez's poor form costing them in the Champions League, with the Uruguayan having scored only 1 goal in 10 appearances this season in Europe's elite competition.

Griezmann's La Liga scoring record