It seems that Argentine coach Diego Simeone, coach of Atletico Madrid, will follow a new policy with his French star, Antoine Griezmann
Griezmann plays for Atletico on loan from Barcelona for two seasons, until the end of the current season, but Atletico is procrastinating in the way to include him
Barcelona put a condition in Griezmann’s contract with Atletico, obligating the Madrid team to buy for 40 million euros, if he plays for more than 60 minutes in 50% of the matches
But Diego Simeone, coach of Atletico, has deliberately decided to include the player as a substitute in most matches this season so far, to avoid paying this number to Barcelona and buying him with a lower number
However, everyone was surprised by Griezmann in the derby match against Real Madrid, yesterday, Sunday, which Meringue won 2-1
According to the Spanish newspaper, Mundo Deportivo, Simeone will continue to rely on Griezmann as a substitute who enters from the 60th minute, with the exception of some important matches that the team will play and require starting with the French striker
And the newspaper pointed out that Griezmann, in the first season with Atletico, played 83.3 percent of the matches, an increase of 33.3 percent over the 50 percent included in the contract signed with Barcelona, but the activation of the mandatory purchase clause depends on the total of the two seasons together
It is worth noting that there are press reports that confirmed that Manchester United is monitoring the situation of the French striker, and is waiting to know the position of Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, in preparation for his inclusion during the coming period
