Antoine Griezmann is 'questioning his future' at Atletico Madrid - but Barcelona aren’t interested

Antoine Griezmann

However, ESPN FC sources say that the Catalan giants aren’t interested in making a bid for the France star after he rejected the opportunity to move to the Camp Nou last summer.

The outlet reports that Barcelona are looking for a different profile of forward as a long-term replacement for Luis Suarez, preferring a younger player such as Luka Jovic of Eintracht Frankfurt or Celta Vigo’s Maxi Gomez, who have both been scouted by the club.

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Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.