ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Atletico Madrid forward antoine griezmann He is scheduled to move to Orlando City of Major League Soccer this summer.
The 35-year-old World Cup winner from France signed with Orlando City on Tuesday. The contract runs from July until the 2027-28 season, with an option for an additional year.
“From my first conversations with the club, I could sense a strong ambition and a clear vision for the future, which really resonated with me,” Griezmann said in a statement provided by Orlando City.
He helped France win the 2018 World Cup and reach the 2022 World Cup final, scoring 44 goals in 137 caps before retiring from the national team in 2024.
Griezmann of Atlético All-time leading scorer He has scored 211 goals, but his playing time this season has been controlled by manager Diego Simeone. However, Griezmann has scored 13 goals in all competitions this season.
Griezmann, who also played for Real Sociedad and Barcelona, spent 10 seasons at Atletico. His 488 appearances are the fourth in Atlético’s all-time record.
He won three trophies with Atlético: the 2014 Spanish Super Cup, the 2018 Europa League and the 2018 UEFA Super Cup. Atlético will play the Copa del Rey final next month and face Barcelona in the Champions League quarter-finals.
“I don’t want to leave yet, so I’ll leave it to the future,” Griezmann said in comments provided by Atlético. “I still have a few months left to wear this shirt, to give my life on the pitch, both in the stadium and away, to dream of winning the Copa del Rey and going as far as possible in the Champions League.”
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