Griezmann is approaching the American League

The French international striker for Atletico Madrid, the Spanish Antoine Griezmann, is close to joining the American club Orlando City during the summer transfer period, according to what two sources close to the negotiations told AFP.

The first source reported that Griezmann obtained permission from Atletico Madrid to travel to Florida during the international break in order to finalize the agreement in preparation for his transfer this summer, confirming information reported by several media outlets.

A second source close to the player confirmed that the Frenchman “is authorized by the club to go to Orlando on his rest days in order to move forward with discussions related to his future.”

For weeks, the 2018 world champion has been holding talks with the American club that owns the player’s “discovery rights,” which is a system in place in the American League that gives contract priority to a specific club.