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The legend continues! Official: Atletico Madrid renews contract with 34-year-old Griezmann until 2027

Atletico Madrid officially issued an announcement announcing its contract with 34-year-old striker Griezmann until June 30, 2027. Griezmann's contract with Atletico Madrid would expire in June 2026.

Atletico Madrid official announcement:

Antoine Griezmann reached an agreement with Atletico Madrid on a contract renewal, and the French player will play until June 30, 2027.

The forward joined the 2014/15 season. After two consecutive Atletico Madrid careers, he became the number one scorer in club history with 197 goals, surpassing the 173-goal record held by the great Luis Aragones. At the same time, he is also the eighth most official game player in the club's history (442 games) and the third most foreign player in the number of games, second only to his teammates Obrac and Correa.

Griezmann won a Spanish Super Cup (2014) and a European Super Cup (2018) while playing for the Red and Whites. Before that, he led the team to win the 2018 Europa League championship and scored twice in the final against Marseille. His brilliant achievements at the club level that season were continued in the Russian World Cup in the same year - as the core pillar of the French team, he won the championship with the team.

In this season, Griezmann made a total of 53 appearances, directly participating in 25 goals (scoring 16 goals and sending 9 assists).

Congratulations, Antoine!

In 2014, Griezmann joined Real Sociedad with 30 million Euro transfer fee. In 2019, the player went to Barcelona with 120 million Euro transfer fee. He returned to Atletico Madrid on loan two years later, and officially returned with 22 million Euro transfer fee in 2023.

34-year-old Griezmann has played 442 games for Atletico Madrid, contributing 197 goals and 93 assists. Currently, the player De has turned 22 million euros.