The forward, top scorer in the history of Atlético de Madrid and world champion with France in 2018, closed this Tuesday his signing for Orlando City, with whom he signed for two years and which he will join starting next season, in July 2026, once the current season with the red and white team ends.
This was announced by the American MLS club, after the French attacker’s trip to the United States with permission from Atlético, to seal his signing for the North American entity, before rejoining the discipline of the Madrid team this Wednesday to continue his work under the orders of Diego Simeone.
“Atlético de Madrid and Orlando City SC have reached an agreement for the incorporation of Antoine Griezmann to the American club starting next season. The forward has traveled to Orlando, with the club’s permission, during the two days of rest granted to the first team, to formalize his contract with the Florida team,” Atlético de Madrid itself has also announced.
“In this way, the top scorer in the history of our club will undertake a new professional challenge in the MLS next summer after wearing the red and white colors for 10 seasons,” it is added.
“Griezmann arrived at our club from Real Sociedad in July 2014. Since then, our 7 He has become Atlético de Madrid’s all-time top scorer, with 211 goals, ahead of Luis Aragonés who scored 173 goals for our entity. Furthermore, his 488 games with the red and white make him the fourth player who has defended our colors the most times,” Atlético completes.
Griezmann has won three titles with Atlético: the Spanish Super Cup in 2014, and the Europa League and the European Super Cup, both in 2018. Still in this season, the French forward aspires to achieve the , whose final Atlético plays against Real Sociedad on April 18 in Seville, and the Champions League. Simeone’s men face Barcelona in the quarterfinals.
