when does it drop to 100m then?
I do not think it is legally beneficial for Griezmann and Barcelona to say that he is buying out his contract/leaving after July 1st when the clause is reduced. It is much better to say nothing at all and I am sure Griezmann's agents and lawyers have advised as such. It is a bit similar to Neymar saying absolutely nothing about leaving while waiting for the date to pass to try and claim his loyalty bonus. He is not going to say anything compromising to his position.
Griezmann is lucky that he has the World Cup to focus on and keep busy until July 1st (well apart from Deschamp dipping his baguette in someone else's Onion Soup).
But hey, papers gotta print and stories gotta sell.
Devils, is that you?
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Griezmann: "My future will be known before France's first World Cup game. Everyone will know this week. Some say I'm leaving, some say I'm staying. I'm going to stay in Spain. Again, everyone will know this week."</p>— Barça Centre (@barcacentre) <a href="https://twitter.com/barcacentre/status/1005741355048452097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 10, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Motherfucker. I guess that's his statement about his future that was scheduled for today.
Cmon, open your mouth already... WC is coming.