#9 Antoine Griezmann – Atletico Madrid (Jan 2016: €50 million, Now: €80 million)
Increase in value: €30 million
Antoine Griezmann has had a roller coster of a last 18 months. The Frenchman reached the final of the UEFA Champions League 2015/16 but lost to Real Madrid at the final hurdle. With his national team, France, he reached the final of UEFA Euro 2016 – a tournament which was hosted by France – but eventually lost to Cristiano Ronaldo-led Portugal.
If that was not all, he finished 3rd in the FIFA Best Player awards behind winner Cristiano Ronaldo and runners-up Lionel Messi. The Frenchman endured a difficult campaign with Atleti this season, still managed to score 26 goals while assisting another 12, although the Vicente Calderon outfit were knocked out in the Champions League in the semi-final by nemesis and arch-rivals Real Madrid.
Despite the gruesome year, Griezmann was linked with a €100 million move to Manchester United, however, that didn’t happen as Atletico were hit with a transfer ban still, the Frenchman is valued at an incredible €80 million, €30 million more than what he was worth at the start of 2016.
