The Spanish champions Atletico Madrid have officially signed the Frenchman Antoine Griezmann from Real Sociedad.
.@AntoGriezmann has signed for six seasons. He’s now the team’s new player! #BienvenidoGriezmann pic.twitter.com/H2eKVulgTq
— Atleti English (@atletienglish) July 29, 2014
The 23-year-old midfielder has penned a six-year contract with the Spanish champions for a fee to be reported in the region of 30million euros (£24m), that will keep him at the club until 30th June 2020.
The France international has been heavily linked with a number of clubs for some time with the likes of Tottenham and Chelsea have been keen admirers of the midfielder, but the La Liga club have finally won the race for his signature.
Griezmann, who made his first-team debut for Real Sociedad in 2009, scoring 53 goals in 202 outings. He will join the Atletico on their pre season tour in South America.
