Bartomeu: Barcelona's squad has never opposed Griezmann's arrival

A few weeks ago, we learned that some players opposed Antoine Griezmann's arrival in Barcelona. Names like Gerard Piquez, Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi are those who refused the arrival of the Atletico Madrid star.

Knowing this, Barcelona's president, Josep Maria Bartomeu, immediately clarified. Bartomeu insisted that Barca's decision to bring Griezmann was never rejected by any party, including the players.

Griezmann is ready to become a new pillar on the Barcelona front line

Moreover, according to him, the decision of the technical team is to bring new players to the transfer slot.

"The dressing room did not refuse us to sign Griezmann, the players did not give their opinion on the signing, the technical team decided. The team was more competitive than last season," said Bartomeu, who launched the page. Sportskeeda, Saturday (07/09/2019).

Bartomeu himself saw Griezmann's presence in the Barcelona squad at the time, giving coach Ernesto Valverde many options for the front lines. This is definitely a good capital for the Blaugrana to get maximum results at the end of the season.

Griezmann is ready to become a new pillar on the Barcelona front line

"This is a small but very competitive team, Ernesto Valverde has accepted this level of demand and I expect a lot from this season." "De Ligt was one of our goals, but he decided not to come to Barca," he said.

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