Atleti's sporting director insists Griezmann will stay at club despite MLS links

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/griezmann-antoine/OxCa1jdT/"]Griezmann[/a], 34, has been weighing up a potential move to the Florida club before the MLS transfer window shuts in late March, but now appears likely to remain in the Spanish capital.[/p][p][b]"I stand by what I said (previously), he has a contract with us, he will continue with us," [/b]Alemany told Movistar ahead of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atl-madrid/jaarqpLQ/"]Atletico[/a]'s LaLiga match [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/girona-nNNpcUSL/levante-G8FL0ShI/?mid=lGmxj36E"]against Real Sociedad on Saturday.[/a][/p][p][b]"For him, there's nothing new; we've gone full circle, and we're back to the beginning, where we were before."[/b][/p][p]Griezmann, who won the World Cup with France in 2018, has a contract with Atletico until June 2027.[/p][p]The forward is a known admirer of American sports and has long been linked with a move to MLS.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/orlando-city/rsHkUNCo/"]Orlando City[/a] own Griezmann's 'discovery rights' - an MLS mechanism giving one team the priority to negotiate a player's transfer, a source close to the discussions told AFP last week.[/b][/p][image alt="Griezmann's recent seasons in numbers" id="accce969-cd08-4a47-87fe-25c8d8b23256" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="a6b98751-12b3-4ee6-ae2d-cdeee64b1f6b" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][p]Griezmann has been rotated a lot by coach Diego Simeone this season and began the match against Real Sociedad on the bench.[/p][p]Atletico ousted [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]Barcelona[/a] in the Copa del Rey semi-finals this week, reaching the April final in Seville, where they will face Real Sociedad.[/p][p]Simeone previously said Griezmann should choose what suits him best, but hoped that the forward would stay and feature in the final.[/p][p]Griezmann, Atletico's all-time top goalscorer, last won a trophy with the Rojiblancos in 2018 before an ill-fated switch to Barcelona and subsequent return.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/spain/laliga/"]Follow LaLiga all weekend with Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]