Atletico Madrid president Cerezo: Griezmann return unexpected; I'll understand boos

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3 Sep 2021 • 9:45 PM MYT
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Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo says the return of Antoine Griezmann was unexpected.

The striker re-signed for Atletico from Barcelona on deadline day on Tuesday.

Cerezo said: "We have been lucky to have Griezmann for the next two years. We did not count on Griezmann, but we did not know if Saúl was going to leave. I have not been able to talk to him yet because I was in France.

"He left in a strange way, but he has shown that he was crazy to return to Atlético de Madrid. There are fans who will not like it, but there are others who were delighted with his return and in the end the important thing is performance and having the best squad."

Asked if he would understand if some fans booed Griezmann, Cerezo also said: "I would understand, but what I mean is that we are not going to advance anything with this. When he left, all I said was that in Barcelona they love him the same as we do."


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