Barcelona star Lionel Messi has said he would like Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann to join him at the Camp Nou to help form “the best team in the world,” but added a deal is not yet 100 percent done.
Griezmann, 27, is still to decide whether to join Barca in a €100 million move or remain at Atletico, with the France international saying he expects to make a final decision ahead of this summer’s World Cup.
“With the good players it is easy to understand each other,” Messi said. “And Griezmann is one of the great players, going through an exceptional moment in his career. Then we would see how the coach fits everything together, but obviously he is a great player and we would understand each other. It is still not 100 percent, but obviously the more quality we have the better. We want to be the best team in the world, and to do that we want the best players. Then it is the boss’ problem [to fit everyone in].”
Messi won the Spanish La Liga title in 2018 plus the Spanish Copa Del Rey.