Atletico Madrid’s ace Antoine Griezmann revealed his dream of advancing to the United States.
Goal.com, a sports media outlet, said on the 12th (Korean time), “Griezmann said that a move to the U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS) remains his priority. He is looking ahead to the next stage of his career.”
This is not the first time Griezmann has shown a desire to go to the United States. “I always said my goal was to finish my career in America,” he said, according to Britain’s Daily Mail. Because I like American sports. “I want to play in MLS,” he said. According to Goal.com, Griezmann is known to be an avid fan of American sports, NFL and MLB.스포츠토토
Griezmann joined the French national team for the international match in September. He was asked about a move to Saudi Arabia while he was with the national team. Griezmann responded, “Saudi Arabia? I understand the players who have to go there. “We are talking about huge sums of money.” He then said, “Can I go? I have a family, I have three children. It’s not easy to decide. “MLS is my priority,” he added.
Griezmann moved from Real Sociedad to AT Madrid in the summer of 2014. He changed his position to a second striker under Diego Simeone and his skills were in full bloom. Griezmann, who scored 25 goals in 53 games in all competitions in the 2014/15 season, scored 32 goals in 54 games in the 2015/16 season and 26 goals in 53 games in the 2016/17 season. In the 2017/18 season, he contributed to winning the UEFA Europa League with 29 goals in 49 games.
Griezmann left for FC Barcelona in the summer of 2019, but was unable to integrate into Barcelona’s tactics and returned to AT Madrid two years later. Although he experienced ups and downs in the early stages of his transfer, Griezmann proved himself to be AT Madrid’s ace last season. He achieved 15 (goals)-15 (assists) with 15 goals and 16 assists in 38 games in La Liga in the 2022/23 season.
MLS is already attracting the attention of many fans with world-class soccer star Messi joining Inter Miami. Following Messi, his teammates at Barcelona, including Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets, also chose to go to the United States. It remains to be seen whether Griezmann will also go to the United States.