The two attackers belonging to the culé club will continue to be away from the Camp Nou
Both the French attacker Antoine Griezmann like the brazilian winger Philippe Coutinhohave their future far from FC Barcelona. In the case of the former, he plays under Diego Simeone in the Athletic, but its performance is quite poor. The striker has only scored one goal this year, and it was in the Copa del Rey.
Things are similar for cariocawho had a promising start with the Aston-Villa, scoring 4 goals and 3 assists in the first 8 games. After that it seems that the player was stuck and cannot get out of that bad streak that has him as one more footballer in the squad led by Steven Gerrard.
Coutinho has 5 games to show that his future is still linked to Aston Villa
The contract signed by the representatives of Barcelona and Aston Villa with Philippe Coutinho as the protagonist, was based on a one-year loan, but without a mandatory purchase option. If the Premier League ended today, the English club would not hesitate to return the Brazilian to the culé squad. However, he still has 5 games left to prove his hierarchy.
The performance he shows in these last 5 days will be decisive for his future not only at Aston Villa but at Newcastle. The magpies have closely followed the performances of the attacker from Rio de Janeiro, and depending on how he finishes off this season, they will make an important offer to Barcelona to buy 100% of his sporting rights.
While Aston Villa can decide Coutinho’s future, Atlético with Griezmann cannot
The consolation of the English club is that if Coutinho does not raise his head in these next 5 games, they will be able to return the player to the Blaugrana discipline. Something that they cannot do in the Wanda, since the transfer of the French attacker does have a mandatory purchase option, and they would have already fulfilled one of the mandatory clauses.
If Griezmann played more than 50% of the games this season, the mattress club would have to buy the striker yes or yes. So far, the Frenchman has accumulated 2,250 minutes spread over 35 games, with a serious goal deficit, only 8 this season. Before the imposition of the culé club, the sports management headed by Andrea Berta will seek to mediate with the player and his team.