<p>Atletico Madrid have re-signed Antoine Griezmann from Barcelona on a permanent basis with the French striker signing a contract that will keep him at the club until 2026, the LaLiga side said on Monday.</p>.<p>Barcelona had signed the World Cup winner in 2019 after triggering his 120 million euros ($116.51 million) release clause but the Frenchman failed to settle down at the Camp Nou, scoring only 35 goals in 102 appearances.</p>.<p>The unhappy striker re-signed for Atletico on loan last year in a deal that also allowed Diego Simeone's side to extend his spell by another year before they negotiated with Barca on a permanent transfer.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/football/massimiliano-allegri-demands-more-from-his-juventus-side-1152361.html" target="_blank">Massimiliano Allegri demands more from his Juventus side</a></strong></p>.<p>"Happy to be where I want to be! Thanks to everyone," Griezmann wrote on Twitter after the deal was announced.</p>.<p>Financial details of the transfer were not revealed but Spanish media reported the fee was in the region of 20 million euros with another four million euros in add-ons.</p>.<p>Atletico were keen to bring Griezmann back permanently but Simeone gave him a cameo role as the club reportedly did not want to trigger a clause where they would have to pay 40 million euros if he plays more than 50 per cent of minutes when available.</p>.<p>Barca had already replaced him when they went on a spending spree in the close season to sign Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha and Jules Kounde, while Andreas Christensen, Franck Kessie, Hector Bellerin and Marcos Alonso all arrived on free transfers.</p>.<p>But the Spanish club needed to sell players and reduce wages in a bid to comply with LaLiga's financial fair play rules and letting Griezmann go will reduce their wage bill to maintain their spending limit for next season.</p>.<p>Atletico are fourth in the LaLiga standings after eight games, six points behind leaders Real Madrid and Barcelona.</p>
<p>Atletico Madrid have re-signed Antoine Griezmann from Barcelona on a permanent basis with the French striker signing a contract that will keep him at the club until 2026, the LaLiga side said on Monday.</p>.<p>Barcelona had signed the World Cup winner in 2019 after triggering his 120 million euros ($116.51 million) release clause but the Frenchman failed to settle down at the Camp Nou, scoring only 35 goals in 102 appearances.</p>.<p>The unhappy striker re-signed for Atletico on loan last year in a deal that also allowed Diego Simeone's side to extend his spell by another year before they negotiated with Barca on a permanent transfer.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/football/massimiliano-allegri-demands-more-from-his-juventus-side-1152361.html" target="_blank">Massimiliano Allegri demands more from his Juventus side</a></strong></p>.<p>"Happy to be where I want to be! Thanks to everyone," Griezmann wrote on Twitter after the deal was announced.</p>.<p>Financial details of the transfer were not revealed but Spanish media reported the fee was in the region of 20 million euros with another four million euros in add-ons.</p>.<p>Atletico were keen to bring Griezmann back permanently but Simeone gave him a cameo role as the club reportedly did not want to trigger a clause where they would have to pay 40 million euros if he plays more than 50 per cent of minutes when available.</p>.<p>Barca had already replaced him when they went on a spending spree in the close season to sign Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha and Jules Kounde, while Andreas Christensen, Franck Kessie, Hector Bellerin and Marcos Alonso all arrived on free transfers.</p>.<p>But the Spanish club needed to sell players and reduce wages in a bid to comply with LaLiga's financial fair play rules and letting Griezmann go will reduce their wage bill to maintain their spending limit for next season.</p>.<p>Atletico are fourth in the LaLiga standings after eight games, six points behind leaders Real Madrid and Barcelona.</p>