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Antoine Griezmann sent Barcelona warning by team-mate amid transfer links
ANTOINE GRIEZMANN should leave Atletico Madrid if he doesn't want to play for the club.
Koke wants Antoine Griezmann to be committed to Atletico Madrid
That is according to team-mate Koke.
The Frenchman was heavily linked with a move to Manchester United last summer before deciding to stay in Madrid.
Barcelona are now the side being touted as the club in which Griezmann will move to this summer.
Atletico boss Diego Simeone remained tight-lipped on the rumours recently.
But Koke has broken his silence on the matter, insisting players at the Wanda Metropolitano must be 100 per cent committed to the club.
"I always say about any player, whether Antoine or myself, if we do not want to be here we have to leave," he told El Partidazo radio show.
Antoine Griezmann has been heavily linked to Barcelona in recent monthss
You must be committed to the team and to the club
"We need to play where we want to be, but if you are here you must be committed.
"Not just Griezmann but Gabi, Saul or Fernando Torres.
"You must be committed to the team and to the club.
"But I don't know his plans - you would need to ask him."
The transfer rumours have not affected Griezmann's form this term.
The 27-year-old has netted 10 goals in his seven outings for the La Liga outfit.
Griezmann is currently with the national squad as France prepare for friendlies against Colombia and Russia.