Valverde Talks Of Respect For Atletico As Griezmann Saga Takes New Twist
La Liga leaders Barcelona issued a statement on Saturday to distance themselves from a story published by Catalan newspaper Sport, which claimed club president Josep Maria Bartomeu had carried out negotiations with Griezmann’s representatives and secured his signature for a move before the 2018-19 season. The report stressed a fee still needed to be agreed with Atletico but Barcelona, having been reported to FIFA in December over purportedly approaching the France forward, quickly shot down the claims that Griezmann’s signing was in the works....