Olivier Giroud arrived at Los Angeles FC, Marco Reus is awaited impatiently at LA Galaxy, Ghanaian Osman Bukari left Red Star Belgrade for 7,000,000 euros in Austin and is the most expensive summer signing of the MLS after Ezequiel Ponce, who is from AEK Athens moved to Houston Dynamo. But the real bomb could still go off – because Los Angeles rushed dangerously for the signature of the great Antoine Griezmann.Giroud is already 38 years old, Griezmann is 33 and has a contract with Atletico Madrid until June 2025. However, according to L’Equipe, there is an exit clause in that contract of a modest 10,000,000 euros, which is a sum that would not be a problem for the California club.Now, Griezmann’s mindset about this particular move is not yet known. He played last season as in his young days, scored 24 goals in 48 games – one in every other match – and recorded eight assists along the way. This means that in two out of three games, he either scored or set up a goal.#LAFC are pushing hard to sign Antoine Griezmann from #AtleticoMadrid, as per L’Equipe.They are offering to make him the second-highest paid player in the MLS, behind Lionel Messi. pic.twitter.com/Ay2phdEit3— Football España (@footballespana_) July 26, 2024 On the sports side, Atlético Madrid is certainly a bigger challenge, although at the Metropolitano the patience of the great players is seriously tested, because it is not easy to run a race against Real Madrid and Barcelona because most of the time – you lose.The MLS, on the other hand, is increasingly attractive to footballers, especially those at the end of their careers. Even when it doesn’t offer contracts like those in Europe. America therefore offers many other business opportunities and it is not by chance that David Beckham built his empire there, nor that Zlatan Ibrahimovic tried himself across the pond, and now Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets, Lorenzo Insigne…##NAJAVA_MECA_8234841##Griezmann proudly declared even earlier that he would like to finish his career in the USA. He’s just that guy and he could definitely get paid. And getting used to it wouldn’t be that difficult either, considering that in addition to Giroud, the third Frenchman Hugo Lloris is in Los Angeles. Again, Griezmann did not even hide that his goal was to go to MLS after the 2026 World Cup, so it is assumed that before the final decision he will talk to coach Didier Deschamps to see what he would say about the move.There is not much time. The ‘secondary transfer window’ for American clubs (it’s different for Canadian clubs) ends on August 14. The primary happens in April, before the start of the season.
