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The forward seeks to put the recent controversies behind him and says he has no relationship with his former agent Eric Olhats.
Antonie Griezmann has admitted that his decision to reject a transfer to Barcelona in 2018 upset Lionel Messi.
Griezmann finally joined Barça in 2019, but last year he scoffed at the prospect of moving to Catalunya, only to remain at Atlético de Madrid.
Messi spoke positively about Griezmann’s addition to the club in 2018, and the Frenchman has admitted that the pair had a lengthy conversation when he finally joined Barca.
“When I signed for the club I apologized for delaying the march and saying that I would not go to Barcelona,” Griezmann told Jorge Valdano in the latest edition of Valdano Universe. “I told Lionel Messi that I would give everything on the pitch for the club.
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“I spoke with Leo when I arrived and he told me that when I turned down the first opportunity to go, I was screwed because I had asked for it publicly, but he told me that he was with me and I notice it every day.”
Griezmann has not shown his best form at Barça, but his situation has not been favored by distractions off the field.
His former agent Eric Olhats and his uncle Emmanuel Lopes have caused controversy by saying that Griezmann has a negative relationship with Messi.
The French international has denied it and says he has no contact with either of them.
“He (Olhats) was very important in my life but I no longer have a relationship with him,” Griezmann said. “I stopped having any relationship with him from the day I got married. I invited him to the wedding day, and he didn’t come, that’s why I stopped having a relationship with him.
“My uncle doesn’t know how football works. And in the end, the journalist ended up taking the statement from him. I told Leo that I never speak to them, in fact, I don’t even have my uncle’s phone number.
“My parents did not speak with Eric, then who is going to talk to him? You can do a lot of damage and create problems in the dressing room. “
Griezmann is aware that the best way to leave criticism behind is to act on the field.
Barcelona is fighting in La Liga, where it is ranked 13th in the table, 12 points behind the leader, Real Sociedad, although with two games in hand.
They are best placed in the Champions League with three wins out of three to top Group G, and face Dynamo Kiev on Tuesday.
