Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann has been handed an improved contract by the Vicente Calderon giants in a move to stave off interest from Bayern Munich and Chelsea, according to Spanish source AS.
The former Real Sociedad forward enjoyed a stellar debut campaign at Atletico last term, during which he racked up a personal-best tally of 25 goals in all competitions.
Rojiblancos boss Diego Simeone has already seen first-team stars Arda Turan, Miranda and Mario Mandzukic leave this summer, and is understandably keen to keep Grizemann.
AS states that whilst the length of Griezmann’s contract has not changed, the player’s salary has increased, as has his release clause, which is now in excess of €65m.
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