Atlético Madrid renew Griezmann contract to '27

Antoine Griezmann has signed a one-year declaration hold astatine Atlético Madrid which would support him astatine the nine until June 30, 2027, Atlético announced connected Monday.

Griezmann, 34, is the apical scorer successful Atlético's past with 197 goals, and has spent 9 seasons astatine the nine -- implicit 2 spells -- since archetypal joining successful 2014.

ESPN reported successful March that Griezmann was apt to enactment astatine Atlético this summer, contempt his longstanding involvement successful playing successful MLS.

The 2018 World Cup winner's erstwhile woody was owed to expire successful June 2026.

Sources told ESPN that the hold would let Atlético to dispersed the outgo of Griezmann's wage bundle implicit 2 years, which would payment the nine successful presumption of LaLiga's squad spending limits.

Griezmann scored 8 goals successful 38 league appearances this season, arsenic Atlético finished 3rd successful LaLiga, and a full of 16 successful each competitions.

The erstwhile France planetary faced fierce contention for a spot successful the squad this season, aft Atlético signed Julián Álvarez and Alexander Sorloth past summer.

He has spoken openly astir his tendency to play successful MLS successful the future, calling it an "objective" to "end my vocation there" owed to his emotion of U.S. sports.

Griezmann has won a Europa League, a UEFA Super Cup and a Spanish Supercopa with Atlético, but is yet to triumph either LaLiga oregon the Champions League.

He spent 5 seasons astatine Atlético betwixt 2014 and 2019, followed by a hit-and-miss 2 years astatine Barcelona, earlier returning to Atlético.