Highly anticipated at Euro 2024 in Germany with the Blues, Antoine Griezmann will then have a few weeks of vacation before returning to training with Atlético de Madrid and going on a pre-season tour to the other side of the world .
We know a little more about the next pre-season for Antoine Griezmann’s Atlético de Madrid. While the biggest European clubs pocket jackpots to play gala matches in the United States at the end of July/beginning of August (Real and Barça play a new Clasico on August 3), Diego Simeone’s club does not will not be so “lucky” this summer. The Colchoneros were chosen for the MLS All-Star Game in 2019, in Orlando, and also played matches in Mexico and San Francisco last year. To the great joy of his French striker, a big fan of American cities.
This time, “Grizi” and his teammates will fly to China, after being in South Korea last year. The “Cholo” will lead his first pre-season training session on July 11 and will not be able to count on his internationals who reached the last four of Euro 2024 but also of the Copa América, two tournaments which are concluding on Sunday July 14. The Rojiblancos present will go to training less than an hour north of Madrid, in Los Angeles de San Rafael.
Griezmann will resume in China
Atlético will reunite with most of its internationals on Thursday July 25, eleven days after the continental finals, to begin its summer tour. Direction Chengdu, right in the middle of China, in the province of Sichuan, as indicated Marca this Tuesday. The Matelassiers will play several matches, which have not yet been scheduled, and will also travel to Hong Kong, in the South of the Empire. It’s not over, Atlético will play one last match in Gothenburg, Sweden, on the weekend of August 10 or 11, before starting La Liga on the 17 or 18.
The residents of Cívitas Metropolitano finished in 4th place in La Liga to qualify for the Champions League. This is the bare minimum for this Atlético which has not had a great season (quarter-finals of the Champions League, semi-finals of the Copa del Rey and even defeat in the semi-finals of the Spanish Super Cup), despite the 24 goals of its offensive leader Griezmann.
