Antoine Griezmann criticized after comments on Saudi Arabia

Faced with an exodus of talent in Saudi Arabia for several months, Antoine Griezmann was asked about the incident. The world champion was honest, but his answer apparently didn’t go down too well with internet users…

It all started with the brilliant transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo at the start of the year and since then, a wave of talent has arrived in the Saudi Arabian Championship. Karim Benzema, N’Golo Kante and more recently Neymar, several stars who achieved success in the European Championships, have decided to join the Middle Eastern country, which offers very attractive salaries. A new opportunity for players that Antoine Griezmann does not miss, as he recently pointed out. “Depending on the level of each sporting project and beyond, if all goes well, a player’s career lasts 12 or 13 years, because football ends at 35. You have to ask yourself if that’s going to happen.” But you will have to accept these proposals from us.”He declares before concluding: “At the moment I am enjoying where I am but the offers from Saudi Arabia are very important and can decide the life of your family.”

Words that did not fail to react on social networks and many condemned the indecency of the French world champion’s words. ,I understand the choice of money, but those sources that say that when you make ten million a year, Daron goes to the restaurant of the heart, it’s a shame“Launched a highly followed account on X (formerly Twitter).”Players have been force-fed for generations before even reaching Saudi Arabia (…) They think that…