Griezmann feels he is ready for the biggest move of his career, playing alongside Lionel Messi at one of the two stadiums he has always dreamed about calling home – the other being Old Trafford.

In their Monday edition El Mundo Deportivo debated the tactical variations Greizmann will make available to the coach Ernesto Valverde, who until recently shared an agent with the player.

And option number three, again leaving out Dembele had Barca playing a 4-3-1-2 with Rakitic, Busquets and Coutinho in midfield and Messi behind Suarez and Griezmann.

Atletico Madrid will be less pleased about losing their star player but the club have got over the departures of Sergio Aguero, Radamel Falcao, Diego Costa, David De Gea and Fernando Torres in the past so they are confident they can rebuild.

Bumping the player's buy-out clause up to €200m last summer (a temporary increase until the end of this season) at least prevented Griezmann leaving last year when Atletico still had the transfer ban and would not have been able to replace him.

The other potential losers from his arrival will be Denis Suarez, Rafinha, Paco Alcacer, Aleix Vidal, Arda Turan and Andre Gomes, who will all now very much be available at the right price.

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