Antonie Griezmann has announced by surprise this Monday morning that he is leaving the French team. The second captain of ‘Les Bleus’ puts an end to a glorious period with a World Cup under his belt, 137 games played and 44 goals to his name. The player of Atlético de Madrid He leaves him as one of the names in the history of his country.
«With a heart full of memories I close this chapter of my life. Thank you for this magnificent tricolor adventure and see you soon »has communicated Griezmann in an official statement through their social networks. This statement has been accompanied by a video of his best moments with the French team. The player of Atlético de Madrid He was proclaimed world champion in 2018, this being one of the most used and important players by Didier Deschamps in achieving this milestone.
This statement comes, as we say, by surprise at a time when only talk is about the Madrid derby between the Atlético de Madrid and Real Madrid celebrated this Sunday. Nobody expected that Griezmann was going to communicate the decision this Monday, and even less so with what happened at the meeting of League in which he was detained for 20 minutes.
Antoine Griezmann He leaves the French team with several records under his belt. The player of Atlético de Madrid It leaves him as the highest assist in history with 38 goal assists, as well as the player with the most consecutive games played. At 33 years old, he made the decision to focus solely and exclusively on Atlético de Madrid and will not dispute the next World 2026 to be held in United States, Canada and Mexico.
‘The Little Prince’ He debuted in March 2014 in a friendly against the Netherlands and played his last match in September of this same year against Belgium. During this time, Griezmann played three World Cups (champion in 2018 and runner-up in 2022), and three Euro Cupsfinishing second in the 2016 competition. In addition, he won the Nations League in 2021 against Spain.
This is with the heart full of souvenirs that close to the chapitre of my Friday. Merci pour this magnificent adventure tricolore et à bientôt. 🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/qpw8dvdtFt
— Antoine Griezmann (@AntoGriezmann) September 30, 2024
