Kay Murray
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But I think we knew with all of the talk about, you know, ultimatums and it was now or never, it never really felt like now or never.
I don't think that was ever realistic.
And so as we expected, now Griezmann is going to travel to agree this deal, which, as you say, would see him going in the summer.
And of course, he's got no international commitments in the summer in the World Cup because he's retired from international duty.
So he can finish these with Atletico Madrid, take a break and then join up with Orlando.
And I've got to say, watching the derby,
Yesterday, watching Griezmann's performance, I was talking with colleague Sid Lowe at halftime.
And I mean, again and again, we say this so many times, but Griezmann is still pretty much Atletico Madrid's best player.
You know, of course, he's not at his peak anymore.
He doesn't quite have the same, you know, he used to be sort of the most talented player with the highest work rate.
That work rate isn't quite there anymore.
He can't cover the ground.
But the talent is absolutely still there.
And I think that MLS fans, I mean, they know that he's a big name.
Of course they do.
But I think maybe there might be a few people that are surprised about just how influential and how good Griezmann still is at this stage in his career.
Because watching him quite a bit over the last couple of months for Atleti, I think he's absolutely going to tear it up at MNS.
Hello welcome into the latest edition of espnfck Murray Craig Burley who's back from vacation here in the studio.