It was understood that Griezmann was Jose Mourinho's top transfer target with the Portuguese boss willing to activate his £86million release clause.
On the same day the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld Atletico's player registration ban, Griezmann tweeted an apparent commitment to the La Liga outfit.
After what feels like eons, the Griezmann saga has finally reached its conclusion.
But Griezmann has now made a decision to remain loyal to Atletico, who are unable to sign any players until January, given that they would be unable to sign a replacement this summer.
But, in an interview with Sunday morning programme Telefoot, Griezmann said: "The CAS sanction has come in".
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Part of the reason why Griezmann chose to extend his stay at Atletico was due to their transfer ban they received by Federation Internationale de Football Association.
Manchester United legend, Ryan Giggs believes United's need for a goalscorer could still see them make a move for Antoine Griezmann. It would be a dirty move to leave now.
The French worldwide striker shared a photo of him in the club's famous red and white stripes, with the words "and now more than ever" captioned alongside. Real Madrid's Alvaro Morata has been linked with a move to the Europa League winners but Mourinho's intentions in the window are unclear.
Griezmann has 83 goals in 160 appearances for Atletico, including 26 in all competitions in 2016-2017. There is still a attractive season to be done and we hope to get some new signings in January.
"I'm not so sure if we've heard the end of that", he told Sky Sports. If that's all true, one of the summer's biggest transfer sagas might have ended before it really got started.
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