Zidane wants €92 million superstar at Real Madrid, Messi does not want Barcelona to sign €150 million superstar and more: Transfer Roundup, 18 May 2019

Messi and Suarez do not want Antoine Griezmann at Barcelona

Despite a heavy number of reports linking Antoine Griezmann to Barcelona, it looks like the Frenchman won't end up at the Camp Nou. The latest set of reports suggest that the likes of Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi are not at all pleased with the idea of the Atletico Madrid man coming to Catalonia.

Messi and co. are not impressed by Griezmann's antics with the World Cup winner's documentary on saying 'no' to Barcelona when they came knocking for him last summer. Some Barcelona players still feel betrayed by how things panned out last summer.

The report adds that the players have communicated their disapproval of the potential signing to Eric Abidal and Josep Maria Bartomeu. To add to the list of reasons that the current squad has against the Frenchman joining, Griezmann plays in a position that will interfere with both Messi's and Suarez's game

About the author

Shambhu is a European and international football journalist at Sportskeeda who focuses on previews, listicles and news articles. An ardent Manchester United supporter since before his teenage years, he started following the Red Devils by age 10 watching MUTV on television. Shambhu is also a highly-revered rapper and a playback singer on Spotify, having a whopping 1 million monthly listeners.

For his articles, Shambhu believes in triple-checking every piece of information, relying on trusted websites like Transfermarkt and Opta, and staying away from speculative publications. He believes that his law degree helped him to be more articulate and meticulous with his content and one of his core strengths is seamlessly involving emotion in his write-ups owing to the love for the sport. For Sportskeeda, has done exclusive interviews with Spanish legends Gaizka Mendieta and Fernando Morientes so far, and his articles boast of a huge readership of close to 50 million.

Shambhu's favorite footballer is Lionel Messi, and the Argentine attaining glory in 2022 is his favorite FIFA World Cup moment. He believes only Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland could replicate Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's rivalry in the years to come. His favorite manager is Sir Alex Ferguson due to the Scot's unmatched longevity at the top.

Know More

Edited by Sripad